Bosanski Petrovac

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Bosanski Petrovac Bosanski Petrovac
Location of Bosanski Petrovac within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosanski Petrovac Location of Bosanski Petrovac
Coordinates: 44°33′N 16°22′E / 44.55, 16.367
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government
- Municipality president	Dragan Kecman (SNSD)
Population (1991 census)
- Total	15,621
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s)	+387 37

A post-war postcard from Bosanski Petrovac

Bosanski Petrovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Босански Петровац) is a town in western Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is also the name of the municipality. The town and municipality are part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Una-Sana Canton.

[edit] Population

[edit] Current

In 2003 the population had dropped to 8,151, including:^{[citation needed]}

• 67% Bosniaks (including Muslims by nationality)
• 33% Serbs

In 2005, the citizens of the municipality comprised:

• 46% Bosniaks [1]
• 54% Serbs [2]

Another source, claim that the Serbs have now a greater majority in the municipality in 2006. [3]

[edit] 1991

According to the 1991. census the municipality had a population of 15,621, including:

• 11,694 - 74.86% Serbs
• 3,288 - 21.04% Bosniaks
• 48 - 0.30% Croats
• 366 - 2.34% Yugoslavs
• 225 - 1.44% others

The town itself had a population of 5,381, including:

• 2,678 - 49.76% Bosniaks
• 2,345 - 43.57% Serbs
• 28 - 0.52% Croats
• 253 - 4.70% Yugoslavs
• 77 - 1.45% others

[edit] 1981

According to the 1981. census the municipality had a population of 16,374, including:

• 11,129 - 67.96% Serbs
• 2,893 - 17.66% Bosniaks
• 49 - 0.29% Croats
• 2,071 - 12.64% Yugoslavs
• 232 - 1.41% others

[edit] 1971

According to the 1971. census the municipality had a population of 18,597, including:

• 14,941 - 80.34% Serbs
• 3,315 - 17.82% Bosniaks
• 76 - 0.40% Croats
• 154 - 0.82% Yugoslavs
• 111 - 0.59% others

[edit] History

The settlement has existed since Roman times. It was taken by the Ottoman Empire between 1520 and 1530. During the World War II it was a Partisan stronghold, located close by, in Drvar were Tito's headquarters.

During the 1992-1995 Bosnian War, the Bosnian Serb army held the municipality. Ethnic cleansing was committed against the Muslim, Croatian and other non-Serb population of the city.^{[citation needed]} In the military operation "Sana 95" the Muslim-dominated Bosnian Army with backup from the Croatian forces retrieved Bosanski Petrovac from the Serbs, marking an exodus of its Serb residents.

Today the town hosts many Bosniak refugees from other parts of Bosnia along with a large Serb minority that have returned to the town.

[edit] See also

• Una-Sana Canton

[edit] External links

• Bosanski Petrovac portal (in Bosnian)

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Coordinates: 44°33′N, 16°22′E