Berkovići
Berkovići
Берковићи | |
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UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Area code | 59 |
Website | www |
Berkovići (Serbian Cyrillic: Берковићи) is a village and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 2,114 inhabitants.
Geography
The municipality is located in the westernmost part of East Herzegovina.[1]
History
The municipality was created in 1995, after the
Federation of B&H).[2] The village was struck by a big earthquake on April 22, 2022 with a magnitude of 5.7 on the Richter scale.[3]
Settlements
Aside from the town of Berkovići, the municipality includes the following settlements:
- Bitunja
- Brštanik
- Dabrica
- Hatelji
- Ljubljenica
- Ljuti Do
- Meča
- Predolje
- Poplat
- Strupići
- Selišta
- Suzina
- Šćepan Krst
- Trusina
- Žegulja
Berkovići also contains parts of the following settlements:
- Barane
- Burmazi
- Do
- Hodovo
- Hrgud
Demographics
Population
Population of settlements – Berkovići municipality | ||||||||
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Settlement | 1938. | 1953. | 1961. | 1971. | 1981. | 1991. | 2013. | |
Total | 2,573 | 3,166 | 2,114 | |||||
1 | Berkovići | 747 | 749 | 651 | 159 | 230 | ||
2 | Hatelji | 468 | 409 | |||||
3 | Ljuti Do | 316 | 233 | |||||
4 | Meča | 88 | 300 |
Ethnic composition
Ethnic composition – Berkovići town | ||||
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2013 | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | |
Total | 240 (100,0%) | 159 (100,0%) | 651 (100,0%) | 749 (100,0%) |
Serbs | 238 (99,17%) | 147 (97,484%) | 611 (93,856%) | 744 (100,0%) |
Croats | 2 (0,83%) | 1 (0,154%) | 1 (0,134%) | |
Bosniaks | 4 (2,516%) | 4 (0,614%) | ||
Yugoslavs | 33 (5,069%) | |||
Other | 2 (0,307%) | 2 (0,267%) | ||
Montenegrins | 1 (0,134%) | |||
Macedonians | 1 (0,134%) |
Ethnic composition – Berkovići municipality | |
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2013 | |
Total | 2,114 (100,0%) |
Serbs | 1,942 (91,86%) |
Bosniaks | 159 (7,52%) |
Croats | 11 (0,52%) |
Others | 2 (0,09%) |
Economy
The municipality is underdeveloped and much of the economic activity is agricultural.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ISSN 1820-4244. 1820-42441613353L.
- ^ "O Berkovićima". Opština Berkovici (in Serbian). Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ Service, s Balkan (2022-04-23). "Bosnian Quake Victim Died After Hillside Collapsed On Home". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
External links
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