List of municipalities in the Republika Srpska
The Republika Srpska is one of two entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina . According to the "Law on Territorial Organization and Local Self-Government" of 1994, it was divided into 80 municipalities. These also included areas that are now part of the federation or the Brčko district . After the Dayton Peace Agreement , the law was revised in 1996. Since then, the Republika Srpska consisted of 62 municipalities. In 2014 Stanari was added as the 63rd parish.
List of municipalities
The 63 municipalities ( Opštine ) of the Republika Srpska are grouped into seven regions for statistical purposes :
- Banja Luka Region The region is divided into 22 municipalities:
- Banja Luka (municipality)
- Gradiška
- Kostajnica
- Čelinac
- Istočni Drvar (temporarily Srpski Drvar , previously part of Drvar )
- Jezero (previously part of Jajce )
- Kneževo (formerly Skender Vakuf )
- Kotor Varoš
- Kozarska Dubica (formerly Bosanska Dubica )
- Krupa na Uni (previously part of Bosanska Krupa )
- Kupres (RS) (previously part of Kupres )
- Laktaši
- Mrkonjić degree
- Novi Grad (formerly Bosanski Novi )
- Oštra Luka (previously part of Sanski Most )
- Petrovac (previously part of Bosanski Petrovac )
- Prijedor
- Prnjavor
- Ribnik (previously part of Ključ )
- Srbac
- Šipovo
- Teslić
- Doboj Region The region is divided into 10 municipalities:
- Brod (formerly Bosanski Brod , temporarily Srpski Brod )
- Derventa
- Doboj
- Donji Žabar (temporarily Srpsko Orašje , previously part of Orašje )
- Modriča
- Pelagićevo (previously part of Gradačac )
- Petrovo (previously part of Gračanica and Lukavac as Bosansko Petrovo Selo )
- Stanari (until 2014 part of Doboj )
- Šamac (formerly Bosanski Šamac )
- Vukosavlje (previously part of Modriča and Odžak )
- Bijeljina Region The region is divided into 3 municipalities:
- Vlasenica Region The region is divided into 7 municipalities:
- Sarajevo-Romanija Region The region is divided into 8 municipalities:
- Han Pijesak
- Istočna Ilidža (previously Srpska Ilidža )
- Istočni Stari Grad (previously Srpski Stari Grad )
- Istočno Novo Sarajevo (previously Srpsko Novo Sarajevo )
- Pale
- Rogatica
- Sokolac
- Trnovo
- Foča Region The region is divided into 6 municipalities:
- Čajniče
- Foča (temporarily Srbinje )
- Kalinovik
- Rudo
- Ustiprača (also Novo Goražde , temporarily Srpsko Goražde ; previously part of Goražde )
- Višegrad
- Trebinje Region The region is divided into 7 municipalities:
- Berkovići (previously part of Stolac )
- Bileća
- Gacko
- Istočni Mostar (temporarily Srpski Mostar ; previously part of Mostar )
- Lyubinje
- Nevesinje
- Trebinje
Renamed parishes
On February 27, 2004 the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued a position on the renaming of some municipalities in the Republika Srpska. It found violations of the constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as the addition "Srpski" in particular violates the principle of equality between the ethnic groups. After this decision, the Republika Srpska began renaming the affected municipalities again. On September 22nd, 2004, the Court of Justice officially decided to reverse the names that were used in the meantime or to replace them with new names. The following municipalities are affected, which are mostly part of municipalities divided by the IEBL :
Name after 1995 | Valid place names according to the decision of the Constitutional Court | Proposed by the Parliament of the Republic of Srpska |
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Srpski Drvar | Istočni Drvar | Istočni Drvar |
Srpski Sanski Most | Oštra Luka | Oštra Luka |
Srpski Mostar | Istočni Mostar | Istočni Mostar |
Srpsko Goražde | Ustiprača | Novo Goražde |
Srbinje | Foča | Foča |
Srpski Ključ | Ribnik | Ribnik |
Srpska Kostajnica | Bosanska Kostajnica | Kostajnica |
Srpski Brod | Bosanski Brod | Bread |
Srpska Ilidža | Kasindo | Istočna Ilidža |
Srpsko Novo Sarajevo | Lukavica | Istočno Novo Sarajevo |
Srpski Stari Grad | Istočni Stari Grad | Istočni Stari Grad |
Srpsko Orašje | Donji Žabar | Donji Žabar |