Brčko District
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| Official language | Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian | ||||||
| Official script | Latin alphabet, Cyrillic alphabet | ||||||
| Capital | Brčko | ||||||
| Area – Total – % water |
208 km² n/a |
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| Population – Total – Density |
80,000 ? |
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| Ethnic groups (current est.) |
Serbs: 40% Bosniaks: 39% Croats: 20% |
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| Mayor | Mirsad Đapo | ||||||
| Time zone | UTC +1 | ||||||
| Currency | Convertible mark (KM) | ||||||
Brčko District (Bosnian: Brčko distrikt; Serbian Cyrillic: Брчко дистрикт ) in northeastern Bosnia is a self-governing administrative unit under the sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina; it is formally part of both the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska.
The district remains under international supervision. The seat of the district is in the city of Brčko. The Brčko District covers an area of 208 km² and has around 80,000 inhabitants.
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[edit] History
Brčko District was officially established on March 8, 2000, one year after an arbitration process; the process is viewed as violation of the Dayton Peace Accords because it created the district while it could only arbitrate the disputed portion of the Inter-Entity Boundary Line.
The Brčko District was formed of the entire territory of the former Brčko municipality, of which 48% (including Brčko city) was in the Republika Srpska, while 52% was in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the war, the EU has maintained a diplomatic peace-keeping presence in the area.
In 2006 under the Supervisory Order all "Entity legislation in Brcko District and the IEBL" were abolished. The ruling made by the Brcko Supervisor Susan Johnson abolishes all Entity Laws in the District also abolishes the Entity Border Line. The ruling makes the Laws of the District and the Laws of the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina (including the laws of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina) paramount within the District. [1]
[edit] Population
Before the war the Municipality of Brčko had 87,332 inhabitants (1991 census), including:
- 45% Muslims by nationality (Bosniaks)
- 25% Croats
- 21% Serbs
- 6% Yugoslavs
- 3% others
According to the former mayor Branko Damjanac, the current population is composed of:
However, there has not been an official census since 1991.
[edit] See also
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Subdivisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Republika Srpska
- Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
[edit] External links
- History and Mandate of the OHR North/Brčko
- Official Website of Brčko
- Official Multietnic Website of Brčko
- Brcko District Government
