Berkovići is a village and a municipality in southeastern Republika Srpska

Republika Srpska

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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History

The municipality was created in 1995, after the Bosnian War

Bosnian War

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 out of the Republika Srpska

Republika Srpska

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 controlled portions of the pre-war municipality

Municipality

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 of Stolac

Stolac

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Demographics

The majority of the population of the municipality are Serbs.

In 1991, the population of the town of Berkovići numbered 159 people, including:

• 155 (97.48%) Serbs
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   (See: Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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• 4 (2.51%) Muslims by nationality
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In 1991., the population of the municipality of Berkovići numbered 3,510 people, including:

• 2,111 (60.14%) Serbs
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• 715 (20.37%) Muslims by nationality
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• 646 (18.40%) Croats
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• 27 (0.76%) Yugoslavs
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• 11 (0.31%) others and unknown

Settlements

Berkovići, Bitunja, Brštanik, Dabrica, Hatelji, Ljubljenica, Ljuti Do, Meča, Predolje, Strupići, Selišta, Suzina, Šćepan Krst, Trusina and Žegulja, and parts of settlements: Burmazi, Do, Hodovo, Hrgud and Poplat.

External links

• http://www.virtualnahercegovina.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=5&Itemid=6&lang=sr