| Brčko District Brčko Distrikt Брчко дистрикт |
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| Location of Brčko in Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
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| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Established by Final Arbitration Decision | March 5, 1999 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Miroslav Gavrić (SNSD)[1] | ||
| • President of the District Assembly | Mirsad Đapo | ||
| • International Supervisor | Roderick W. Moore | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 493 km2 (173 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1991) | |||
| • Total | 87,332 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 76100 | ||
| Area code(s) | (+387) 49 | ||
| Website | Official Web Site, Official District Assembly Website Official District Prosecutor Web Site Moje, tvoje, naše Brčko |
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Brčko District (pronounced [br̩̂t͡ʃkɔː]; Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Brčko distrikt Serbian Cyrillic: Брчко дистрикт) in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina is a neutral, self-governing administrative unit, under the sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is formally part of both BiH entities, the Republika Srpska, and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Brčko District was established after an arbitration process undertaken by the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to Dayton Peace Accords however, the process could only arbitrate the disputed portion of the Inter-Entity Boundary Line (IEBL).[2] 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 Brčko District and the IEBL" were abolished. The ruling made by the Brčko 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.[3]
Brčko was the only element in the Dayton Peace Agreement which was not finalized. The arbitration agreement was finalized in March 1999 resulting in a "district" as mentioned above which was to be administrated by international representation with ambassador status.
The first Ambassador representing the District of Brčko arrived in April 1997. Prior to that time, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) had a modest office headed by Randolph Hampton. During the interim time before the District of Brčko could be represented post arbitration agreement, local elections were held, humanitarian relief was provided with cooperation from USAID and ECHO. The District became known as a center for different state building programs run by foreign governments, particularly the United States. For a history of Brčko District since the end of the Bosnian war in 1995, see Matthew Parish, A Free City in the Balkans: Reconstructing a Divided Society in Bosnia (I.B.Tauris 2009).
According to 1971 census Municipality of Brčko had 74,771 inhabitants, including:
According to 1981 census Municipality of Brčko had 82,768 inhabitants, including:
According to 1991 census Municipality of Brčko had 87,627 inhabitants, including:
Since 1991, there has been no official census conducted.
There are 29 seats in the Assembly of the Brčko District. The seats are divided as follows:[4]
By party:
By ethnicity:
By gender:
• Bijela • Boće • Boderište • Brčko • Brezik • Brezovo Polje • Brezovo Polje • Brka • Brod • Bukovac • Bukvik Donji • Bukvik Gornji • Buzekara • Cerik • Čađavac • Čande • Čoseta • Donji Rahić • Donji Zovik • Dubrave • Dubravice Donje • Dubravice Gornje • Gajevi • Gorice • Gornji Rahić • Gornji Zovik • Grbavica • Gredice • Islamovac • Krbeta • Krepšić • Laništa • Lukavac • Maoča • Marković Polje • Ograđenovac • Omerbegovača • Palanka • Popovo Polje • Potočari • Rašljani • Ražljevo • Repino Brdo • Sandići • Skakava Donja • Skakava Gornja • Slijepčevići • Stanovi • Šatorovići • Štrepci • Trnjaci • Ulice • Ulović • Vitanovići Donji • Vitanovići Gornji • Vučilovac • Vujičići • Vukšić Donji i Vukšić Gornji.
