Bosanska Kostajnica

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Bosanska Kostajnica
Босанска Костајница

Coat of arms

Location of Bosanska Kostajnica within Bosnia and Herzegovina

Country

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Government

- Mayor

Drago Bundalo (SDS) [1]

Population (1991)

- Total

5,276

- Municipality

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

- Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Area code(s)

Castle in Bosanska Kostajnica

Bosanska Kostajnica (Serbian: Босанска Костајница or Bosanska Kostajnica; Bosnian: Bosanska Kostajnica; Croatian: Bosanska Kostajnica) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The municipality was created from part of the pre-war municipality of Bosanski Novi (today Novi Grad). It is located across the Una from Hrvatska Kostajnica in Croatia.

1 Name
2 Demographics
- 2.1 1991
- 2.2 2006
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Name

The town name was changed to just Kostajnica (Костајница), however, the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has ruled the town be changed back to Bosanska Kostajnica. It was also known as Srpska Kostajnica (Српска Костајница).

[edit] Demographics

[edit] 1991

In 1991, the population of the town of Bosanska Kostajnica numbered 5,276 people, including:

3,162 Serbs (60%) (See: Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
1,708 Muslims by nationality (32%)
199 Yugoslavs (4%)
137 Croats (3%) (See: Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
70 others (1%)

Note: The vast majority of those who declared as Muslims by nationality in 1991 have considered themselves Bosniaks since the Bosnian War.

[edit] 2006

In 2006, the majority of inhabitants of municipality were ethnic Serbs. [2]

[edit] See also

Municipalities of Republika Srpska

[edit] External links

Kostajnica (Serbian)
Bosanska Kostajnica (Bosnian)

v • d • e

Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina

v • d • e Entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina • Republika Srpska ♦ Brčko District (belongs to both entities, but is self-governing)

v • d • e Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian Podrinje (V) • Canton 10 (X) • Central Bosnia (VI) • Herzegovina-Neretva (VII) • Posavina (II) • Sarajevo (IX) • Tuzla (III) • Una Sana (I) • West Herzegovina (VIII) • Zenica-Doboj (IV)

v • d • e Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Republika Srpska	Berkovići • Bijeljina • Bileća • Bosanska Kostajnica • Bosanski Brod • Bratunac • Čajniče • Čelinac • Derventa • Doboj • Donji Žabar • Foča • Gacko • Grad Banja Luka • Grad Istočno Sarajevo • Gradiška • Han Pijesak • Istočni Drvar • Istočna Ilidža • Istočni Mostar • Istočni Stari Grad • Jezero • Kalinovik • Kneževo • Kozarska Dubica • Kotor Varoš • Krupa na Uni • Kupres • Laktaši • Ljubinje • Lopare • Lukavica • Milići • Modriča • Mrkonjić Grad • Nevesinje • Novi Grad • Novo Goražde • Osmaci • Oštra Luka • Pale • Pelagićevo • Petrovac • Petrovo • Prijedor • Prnjavor • Ribnik • Rogatica • Rudo • Šamac • Šekovići • Šipovo • Sokolac • Srbac • Srebrenica • Teslić • Trebinje • Trnovo (RS) • Ugljevik • Višegrad • Vlasenica • Vukosavlje • Zvornik