Municipalities of Republika Srpska
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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 country's borders and now provides for the division of Republika Srpska into 63 municipalities.
This list was created in accordance to the list of the official website of the Republika Srpska Government. The website states for some municipalities:
- "According to the Decision of the Constitutional Court of BiH U 44/01 from 22.09. 2004., until identified inconsistencies are removed, in accordance with the Decision of the Constitutional Court number U 44/01 from 27.02. 2004, names that are no longer valid are temporarily replaced by names stated below."
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[edit] List of Municipalities
The following are the 63 municipalities of Republika Srpska (that are grouped in 7 regions, which are not used administratively, but considered to be the first-order division level of the Republic of Srpska):[citation needed]
A - Banja Luka
- Banja Luka (City status)
- Bosanska Kostajnica (was known as Srpska Kostajnica)
- Čelinac
- Gradiška
- Istočni Drvar (was known as Srpski Drvar)
- Jezero
- Kneževo
- Kotor Varoš
- Kozarska Dubica
- Krupa na Uni
- Kupres
- Laktaši
- Mrkonjić Grad
- Novi Grad
- Oštra Luka (was known as Srpski Sanski Most)
- Petrovac
- Prijedor
- Prnjavor
- Ribnik (was known as Srpski Ključ)
- Srbac
- Šipovo
- Teslić
B - Doboj
- Bosanski Brod (was known as Srpski Brod and simply Brod)
- Derventa
- Doboj
- Donji Žabar (was known as Srpsko Orašje)
- Modriča
- Pelagićevo
- Petrovo
- Šamac
- Vukosavlje
C - Bijeljina
D - Vlasenica
E - Sarajevo-Romanija or Sokolac
- Istočno Sarajevo (City status, was also known as Srpsko Sarajevo)
- Han Pijesak
- Istočna Ilidža (was known as Srpska Ilidža)
- Istočni Stari Grad (was known as Srpski Stari Grad)
- Lukavica (was known as Istočno Novo Sarajevo and Srpsko Novo Sarajevo)
- Pale
- Rogatica
- Sokolac
- Trnovo
F - Foča
- Čajniče
- Foča (was known as Srbinje)
- Kalinovik
- Novo Goražde (was known as Srpsko Goražde)
- Rudo
- Višegrad
G - Trebinje
- Berkovići
- Bileća
- Gacko
- Istočni Mostar (was known as Srpski Mostar)
- Ljubinje
- Nevesinje
- Trebinje
[edit] Renamed Municipalities
On February 27, 2004, the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued an opinion declaring the names of certain municipalities in Republika Srpska to be in violation of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the reason that the names "are not consistent with the constitutional principle of the equality of the constituent peoples in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]" Afterwards, the parliament of Republika Srpska accepted new names for the municipalities.[2] On September 22, 2004, the Court decided that the former names "be temporary replaced" with new names.[3] The following are the former and new names of the affected municipalities:
| Old names | Proposed by Constitutional Court | Proposed by parliament |
| Srpski Drvar | Istočni Drvar | Drvar Republike Srpske |
| Srpski Sanski Most | Oštra Luka | Oštra Luka |
| Srpski Mostar | Istočni Mostar | Istočni Mostar |
| Srpsko Goražde | Ustiprača | Goražde Republike Srpske |
| Srbinje | Foča | Foča/Srbinje |
| Srpski Ključ | Ribnik | Ribnik |
| Srpska Kostajnica | Bosanska Kostajnica | Kostajnica |
| Srpski Brod | Bosanski Brod | Brod |
| Srpska Ilidža | Kasindo | Ilidža Republike Srpske |
| Srpsko Novo Sarajevo | Lukavica | Novo Sarajevo Republike Srpske |
| Srpski stari grad | Istočni stari grad | Stari grad Republike Srpske |
| Srpsko Orašje | Donji Žabar | Donji Žabar |
[edit] Former Municipalities
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:
- Bihać
- Centar Sarajevo
- Glamoč (part included in Šipovo)
- Gradačac (parts included in Modriča and Pelagićevo)
- Grahovo (formerly Bosansko Grahovo)
- Hadžići
- Ilijaš (part included in Sokolac)
- Konjic (parts included in Nevesinje)
- Lukavac (parts included in Petrovo)
- Maglaj (parts included in Doboj)
- Olovo (parts included in Sokolac)
- Rajlovac
- Skelani (included in Srebrenica)
- Srbobran (parts included in Šipovo) (formerly Donji Vakuf)
- Srebrenik
- Tuzla (parts included in Lopare)
- Vogošća
- Zavidovići
In addition, parts of the territory of the Kladanj municipality (not formerly a municipality of Republika Srpska) were included in Šekovici municipality.
[edit] Sarajevo
In 1993, Law on the Serb City of Sarajevo during the State of War or Immediate Danger of War was adopted providing that the Serb City of Sarajevo consisted of the following municipalities: Centar, Hadžići, Ilidža, Ilijaš, Novo Sarajevo, Stari Grad, Rajlovac, Vogošća, and Trnovo. Centar, 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 Istočni (East) Sarajevo".
[edit] Brčko
A significant portion of the Brčko District (48% of its area) was created from Republika Srpska's territory. Republika Srpska controlled this territory until March 8, 2000 (see the History and Mandate of the OHR North/Brcko). When the Brčko District was created, Republika Srpska's territory within the District (as well as that of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina) became a shared territory of both entities. District Brčko's territory was defined as being shared by both entities as a condominium, but it was not placed under control of either of the two, and is hence under direct jurisdiction of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Republika Srpska's authorities never officially accepted the Brčko Arbitration result, but nevertheless had to comply.
[edit] References
- ^ 044-01 Decision English.ZIP U 044-01
- ^ Paljanske novine, #17: На гласачким листићима стари називи за 13 општина у РС
- ^ U 44-01
