Petrovac () is a municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the western part of Republika Srpska and the central part of the Krajina region. Petrovac was created from a small part of the pre-war municipality of Bosanski Petrovac, whose remaining portion kept the original name and is a part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.Official Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina page regarding the use of both names The municipality seat is the village of Drinić.
Geography Petrovac is a rural municipality, consisting of villages Bunara, Drinić and Podsrnetica and parts of Bravski Vaganac, Bukovača, and Klenovac. It is located between municipalities of Bosanski Petrovac in the north and west, Ribnik and Istočni Drvar in the east, and Drvar in the south. The total area of the municipality is 137 km2, about a sixth of 853 km2 of the pre-war municipality.
History Petrovac was created in 1995 following the end of the Bosnian War. As of 2019, it is one of the smallest municipalities by number of inhabitants in Republika Srpska.
Demographics
Population Population of settlements – Petrovac municipalitySettlement1991.2013.Total3611Drinić363336
Ethnic composition Ethnic composition – Petrovac municipality2013.Total361 (100,0%)Serbs358 (99,17%)Bosniaks2 (0,554%)Montenegrins1 (0,277%)
See also Municipalities of Republika Srpska
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