Under the "Law on Territorial Organization and Local Self-Government" adopted in 1994, Republika Srpska was divided into 80 municipalities. After the conclusion of the Dayton Peace Agreement, the law was amended in 1996 to reflect the changes to the entity's borders and now provides for the division of Republika Srpska into 64 municipalities.
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The following list includes 64 municipalities of Republika Srpska (with population data from 2013 census): [1]
| City / town | Region | Area (km2) | Municipal population | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banja Luka | Banja Luka | 1,239 | 185,042 | 150,997 |
| Bijeljina | Doboj-Bijeljina | 734 | 107,715 | 45,291 |
| Prijedor | Banja Luka | 834 | 89,397 | 32,342 |
| Doboj | Doboj-Bijeljina | 772 | 71,441 | 26,987 |
| Istočno Sarajevo [ citation needed ] | Istočno Sarajevo-Zvornik | 1,450 | 61,516 | 43,657 |
| Zvornik | Istočno Sarajevo-Zvornik | 376 | 58,856 | 12,674 |
| Gradiška | Banja Luka | 762 | 51,727 | 16,106 |
| Teslić | Doboj-Bijeljina | 838 | 38,536 | 7,518 |
| Prnjavor | Banja Luka | 762 | 38,399 | 8,484 |
| Laktaši | Banja Luka | 388 | 34,966 | 5,879 |
| Trebinje | Trebinje-Foča | 904 | 29,918 | 25,589 |
| Derventa | Doboj-Bijeljina | 515 | 27,404 | 12,680 |
| Novi Grad | Banja Luka | 473 | 27,115 | 11,063 |
| Modriča | Doboj-Bijeljina | 320 | 25,712 | 10,137 |
| Kozarska Dubica | Banja Luka | 499 | 21,542 | 11,566 |
| Pale | Istočno Sarajevo-Zvornik | 493 | 20,909 | 13,883 |
| Bratunac | Istočno Sarajevo-Zvornik | 293 | 20,340 | 8,359 |
| Kotor Varoš | Banja Luka | 564 | 19,710 | 8,360 |
| Foča | Trebinje-Foča | 1,135 | 18,288 | 12,334 |
| Srbac | Banja Luka | 453 | 17,587 | 3,005 |
| Šamac | Doboj-Bijeljina | 178 | 17,273 | 5,390 |
| Mrkonjić Grad | Banja Luka | 677 | 16,671 | 7,915 |
| Brod | Doboj-Bijeljina | 229 | 16,619 | 8,563 |
| Ugljevik | Doboj-Bijeljina | 165 | 15,710 | 4,155 |
| Čelinac | Banja Luka | 362 | 15,548 | 5,802 |
| Lopare | Doboj-Bijeljina | 293 | 15,357 | 2,709 |
| Istočna Ilidža | Istočno Sarajevo-Zvornik | 28 | 14,763 | 14,241 |
| Srebrenica | Istočno Sarajevo-Zvornik | 527 | 13,409 | 2,607 |
| Nevesinje | Trebinje-Foča | 877 | 12,961 | 5,464 |
| Sokolac | Istočno Sarajevo-Zvornik | 693 | 12,021 | 5,919 |
| Vlasenica | Istočno Sarajevo-Zvornik | 448 | 11,467 | 7,228 |
| Milići | Istočno Sarajevo-Zvornik | 279 | 11,441 | 2,368 |
| Bileća | Trebinje-Foča | 623 | 10,807 | 8,220 |
| Rogatica | Istočno Sarajevo-Zvornik | 645 | 10,723 | 6,855 |
| Višegrad | Istočno Sarajevo-Zvornik | 448 | 10,668 | 5,869 |
| Istočno Novo Sarajevo | Istočno Sarajevo-Zvornik | 35 | 10,642 | 8,557 |
| Šipovo | Banja Luka | 553 | 10,293 | 4,052 |
| Kneževo | Banja Luka | 333 | 9,793 | 3,958 |
| Gacko | Trebinje-Foča | 736 | 8,990 | 5,784 |
| Rudo | Istočno Sarajevo-Zvornik | 348 | 7,963 | 1,949 |
| Stanari | Doboj-Bijeljina | 165 | 6,958 | 1,015 |
| Šekovići | Istočno Sarajevo-Zvornik | 237 | 6,761 | 1,519 |
| Petrovo | Doboj-Bijeljina | 144 | 6,474 | 2,322 |
| Ribnik | Banja Luka | 511 | 6,048 | 0 |
| Osmaci | Istočno Sarajevo-Zvornik | 78 | 6,016 | 0 |
| Kostajnica | Banja Luka | 85 | 5,977 | 4,047 |
| Pelagićevo | Doboj-Bijeljina | 122 | 5,220 | 2,796 |
| Čajniče | Trebinje-Foča | 275 | 4,895 | 2,401 |
| Vukosavlje | Doboj-Bijeljina | 95 | 4,667 | 0 |
| Donji Žabar | Doboj-Bijeljina | 47 | 3,809 | 0 |
| Han Pijesak | Istočno Sarajevo-Zvornik | 323 | 3,530 | 2,018 |
| Ljubinje | Trebinje-Foča | 319 | 3,511 | 2,744 |
| Novo Goražde | Istočno Sarajevo-Zvornik | 119 | 3,117 | 0 |
| Oštra Luka | Banja Luka | 205 | 2,786 | 0 |
| Berkovići | Trebinje-Foča | 250 | 2,114 | 0 |
| Trnovo | Istočno Sarajevo-Zvornik | 138 | 2,050 | 1,018 |
| Kalinovik | Trebinje-Foča | 681 | 2,029 | 1,093 |
| Krupa na Uni | Banja Luka | 84 | 1,597 | 0 |
| Jezero | Banja Luka | 56 | 1,144 | 0 |
| Istočni Stari Grad | Istočno Sarajevo-Zvornik | 70 | 1,131 | 39 |
| Petrovac | Banja Luka | 155 | 361 | 0 |
| Kupres | Banja Luka | 48 | 300 | 0 |
| Istočni Mostar | Trebinje-Foča | 85 | 257 | 0 |
| Istočni Drvar | Banja Luka | 75 | 79 | 0 |
The Law on Territorial Organization and Local Self-Government was amended in 1996 to provide that certain municipalities whose territory was now completely or partially located in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina would "temporarily stop functioning." In addition, the parts of these former municipalities that were located in Republika Srpska (if any) were incorporated into other municipalities.
The following are the former municipalities of Republika Srpska:
In 1993, the Law on the Serb City of Sarajevo during the State of War or Immediate Danger of War [2] was adopted providing that Serb Sarajevo (later Istočno Sarajevo) consisted of the following municipalities: Centar, Hadžići, Ilidža, Ilijaš, Novo Sarajevo, Stari Grad, Rajlovac, Vogošća, and Trnovo. Ilidža, Hadžići, Ilijaš, Rajlovac, and Vogošća were incorporated into the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The city now consists of the following six municipalities: Srpska Ilidža (name replaced by "Kasindo" in 2004), Srpsko Novo Sarajevo (name replaced by "Lukavica" in 2004), Pale, Sokolac, Srpski Stari Grad (name replaced by "Istočni Stari Grad" in 2004), and Trnovo.
In 1996, the name "Serb City of Sarajevo" was changed to "City of Srpsko Sarajevo". In 2004, the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina decided that the temporary name of the city would be decided that the former name of the city "be temporary replaced" with the name "City of Istočno (East) Sarajevo".
A significant portion of the Brčko District (48% of its area) was created from territory of Republika Srpska (RS). RS controlled this territory until March 8, 2000 (see the History and Mandate of the OHR North/Brcko). The Brčko District was created as a shared territory, a condominium, of both entities (RS and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina), but it was not placed under control of either, and is hence under direct jurisdiction of Bosnia and Herzegovina. RS's authorities never officially accepted the Brčko Arbitration result, but the official decision about jurisdiction remains.
The population of the city of Sarajevo's four municipalities is 275,524, whereas the Sarajevo Canton population is estimated at 413,593.
Ilijaš is a town and municipality located in Sarajevo Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located northwest of the inner city of Sarajevo, making it de facto a town and suburb of Sarajevo. The Ilijaš Municipality was established in May 1952 with the organization of people's committees. Those local people's committees founded the local municipalities, which led to the self-management of the municipalities, including the municipality of Ilijaš.
This article is about the Demographic history of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and deals with the country's documented demographics over time. For an overview of the various ethnic groups and their historical development, see Ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the smallest administrative unit is the municipality. Prior to the 1992–95 Bosnian War there were 109 municipalities in what was then Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ten of these formed the area of the capital Sarajevo.
Istočno Sarajevo is a city in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It consists of a few suburban areas located south of pre-war Sarajevo which are now included in the Republika Srpska entity, and newly built areas.
Trnovo is a municipality of the city of Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sokolac is a municipality of the city of Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 12,021 inhabitants, while the town of Sokolac has a population of 5,919 inhabitants.
Istočna Ilidža is a municipality in the city of Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 14,763 inhabitants.
Istočni Stari Grad is a municipality of the city of Istočno Sarajevo located in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 1,131 inhabitants.
Serbs in Sarajevo numbered 157,526 according to the 1991 census, making up more than 30% of the ten pre-war municipalities of the Sarajevo metropolitan area: Centar, Stari Grad, Novo Sarajevo, Novi Grad, Ilidža, Ilijaš, Vogošća, Hadžići, Trnovo, and Pale.
Istočno Novo Sarajevo is a municipality of the city of Istočno Sarajevo located in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 10,642 inhabitants.
Hreša is a village near Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Hreša is in Istočni Stari Grad, municipality in Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was also known as Srpski Stari Grad, and was created from part of the pre-war municipality of Stari Grad. Hreša is the biggest place of Istočni Stari Grad.
Kijevo is a village in Trnovo municipality, Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kijevo is south of Sarajevo on the road M-18 Sarajevo-Trnovo-Foča-Trebinje. The closest airport is Sarajevo International Airport, located 9.7 km north west of Kijevo. The Željeznica river is one of the Kijevo's chief geographic features. It flows through the town and municipality from south through the center of Trnovo, Kijevo and Istočno (East) Sarajevo to west part of Sarajevo eventually meets up with the Bosna river.
Rakova Noga is a village in the municipalities of Istočni Stari Grad and Ilijaš, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Exodus of Sarajevo Serbs was the migration of ethnic Serbs from Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, between January and March 1996 after the Dayton Agreement that concluded the Bosnian War (1992–95).
Sokolac is a municipality of the city of Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The eighth electoral unit of Republika Srpska is a parliamentary constituency used to elect members to the National Assembly of Republika Srpska since 2014. It consists of the Municipalities of Sokolac, Han Pijesak, Istočna Ilidža, Istočni Stari Grad, Istočno Novo Sarajevo, Trnovo, Pale and Rogatica.
