Petrovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Petrovo (Serbian Cyrillic: Петрово) is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 2,322 inhabitants, while the municipality has 16,474 inhabitants.

Petrovo
Петрово
Town and municipality
Town hall in Petrovo
Town hall in Petrovo
Location of Petrovo within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location of Petrovo within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location of Petrovo
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Republika Srpska
Government
 • Municipal mayorOzren Petković (SNSD)
 • Municipality143.9 km2 (55.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Town
2,322
 • Municipality
6,474
 • Municipality density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code53
Websitewww.petrovo.ba
Petrovo municipality by population proportional to the settlement with the highest and lowest population
Ozren
Ozren
Primary school Saint Sava
Church of the Ozren Monastery
Serbian Orthodox Holy Trinity church

The municipality was formed from parts of the pre-war municipalities of Gračanica and Lukavac (the other parts of the pre-war municipalities are now in the other Bosnian entity of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina).

Geography

The municipality is close to Doboj, halfway between Doboj and Tuzla. It is located on the mountain of Ozren.

History

The municipality was formed by Bosnian Serb authorities during the war. Bosnian government never recognised this decision and officially municipality was created after the signing of the Dayton Agreement. Bosnian Serb authorities also changed the name of the municipality to Petrovo from Bosansko Petrovo Selo. The municipality existed before, however, was dismantled in the 1960s. It belonged to Gračanica and Lukavac as well.

Demographics

Population
Population of settlements – Petrovo municipality
Settlement 1971. 1981. 1991. 2013.
Total 9,150 6,474
1 Kakmuž 2,398 1,691
2 Karanovac 1,178 1,088
3 Petrovo 2,333 2,606 2,919 2,322
4 Porječina 819 491
5 Sočkovac 1,121 768

Ethnic composition
Ethnic composition – Petrovo town
2013. 1991. 1981. 1971.
Total 2,322 (100,0%) 2,919 (100,0%) 2,856 (100,0%) 2,514 (100,0%)
Serbs 2,695 (92,33%) 2,606 (91,25%) 2,333 (92,80%)
Others 82 (2,809%) 28 (0,980%) 12 (0,477%)
Yugoslavs 70 (2,398%) 138 (4,832%) 27 (1,074%)
Bosniaks 54 (1,850%) 59 (2,066%) 91 (3,620%)
Croats 18 (0,617%) 12 (0,420%) 33 (1,313%)
Montenegrins 6 (0,210%) 7 (0,278%)
Macedonians 4 (0,140%) 1 (0,040%)
Slovenes 1 (0,035%) 4 (0,159%)
Albanians 1 (0,035%) 1 (0,040%)
Hungarians 1 (0,035%) 5 (0,199%)
Ethnic composition – Petrovo municipality
2013. 1991.
Total 6,474 (100,0%) 9,150 (100,0%)
Serbs 6,371 (98,41%)
Others 60 (0,927%)
Croats 36 (0,556%)
Bosniaks 7 (0,108%)

Settlements

The following villages are constituents of Petrovo municipality:

Culture

The "Saint Nikola Monastery" of the Serbian Orthodox Church is located in the Petrovo municipality.

Twin municipalities – Sister municipalities

See also

References
  1. "ПОТПИСАН СПОРАЗУМ О БРАТИМЉЕЊУ ОПШТИНА БОРОВО (РХ) И ОПШТИНА ПЕТРОВО (РС)". Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-03-10.

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