Berkovići Explained

Settlement Type:Village and municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Entity
Subdivision Type2:Geographical region
Subdivision Name2:Herzegovina
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population As Of:2013 census
Native Name:Берковићи
Official Name:Berkovići
Area Total Km2:249.69
Population Total:2114
Population Density Km2:auto
Parts Type:Settlements
Coordinates:43.0947°N 18.1644°W
Area Code:59
Leader Title:Municipal mayor
Leader Name:Nenad Abramović
Leader Party:SDS
Image Map1:Berkovići-naselja.PNG

Berkovići (Serbian: 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 Bosnian War, out of the Republika Srpska-controlled parts of the pre-war municipality of Stolac (now in 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 village of Berkovići itself, the municipality includes the following settlements:

Berkovići also contains parts of the following settlements:

Demographics

Population

Population of settlements – Berkovići municipality
Settlement1938.1953.1961.1971.1981.1991.2013.
Total2,5733,1662,114
1Berkovići747749651159230
2Hatelji468409
3Ljuti Do316233
4Meča88300

Ethnic composition

Ethnic composition – Berkovići village
20131991.1981.1971.
Total240 (100,0%)159 (100,0%)651 (100,0%)749 (100,0%)
Serbs238 (99,17%)147 (97,484%)611 (93,856%)744 (100,0%)
Croats2 (0,83%)1 (0,154%)1 (0,134%)
Bosniaks4 (2,516%)4 (0,614%)
Yugoslavs33 (5,069%)
Other2 (0,307%)2 (0,267%)
Montenegrins1 (0,134%)
Macedonians1 (0,134%)
Ethnic composition – Berkovići municipality
2013
Total2,114 (100,0%)
Serbs1,942 (91,86%)
Bosniaks159 (7,52%)
Croats11 (0,52%)
Others2 (0,09%)

Economy

The municipality is underdeveloped and much of the economic activity is agricultural.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Lojović . Milimir . Gnjato . Obren . 2016 . The old village in East Herzegovina and the possibilities of its revitalization . Demografija . 13 . 353–373 . 1820-4244 . 1820-42441613353L.
  2. Web site: O Berkovićima. 2021-01-18. Opština Berkovici. sr-yu.
  3. Web site: Service . s Balkan . 2022-04-23 . Bosnian earthquake victim died after a hillside collapsed on a home . 2023-09-27 . RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.