Istočni Drvar

Istočni Drvar (Serbian Cyrillic: Источни Дрвар) is a municipality located in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. it is situated in the central part of the Bosanska Krajina region. The seat of the municipality is in the village of Potoci.

Istočni Drvar Источни Дрвар
Municipality
Istočni Drvar
Coat of arms
Location of Istočni Drvar within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates: 44°23′22″N 16°37′25″E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Republika Srpska
Geographical region	Bosanska Krajina
Government
• Mayor	Milka Ivanković (SNSD)
Area
• Total	75.3 km2 (29.1 sq mi)
Population  (2022[1])
• Total	105
• Density	1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	51

History

In 1995, following the end of the Bosnian War, Istočni Drvar was created from part of the pre-war municipality of Drvar (the other part of the pre-war municipality is now in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina).^[2] During the war, it was also known as Srpski Drvar (Српски Дрвар).

As of 2019, it is the smallest municipality by number of inhabitants in Republika Srpska and the whole of Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[2]

Geography

It is located in a densely wooded area between municipalities of Petrovac in the north-west, Ribnik in the east, and Drvar in the south.

Demographics

Population

Population of settlements – Istočni Drvar municipality
	Settlement	1991.	2013.
	Total		79
1	Potoci	61	66

Ethnic composition

Ethnic composition – Istočni Drvar municipality (2013)
Total	79 (100.0%)
Serbs	78 (98.73%)
Croats	1 (1.266%)

See also

• Municipalities of Republika Srpska