Drina Banovina Explained

Native Name:Drinska banovina
Дринска бановина
Conventional Long Name:Drina Banovina
Common Name:Drina Banovina
Subdivision:Banovina
Nation:the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
S1:Banovina of Croatia
Flag S1:Civil Flag of Banovina of Croatia.svg
S2:Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag S2:Flag of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
S3:Socialist Republic of Serbia
Flag S3:Flag of the Socialist Republic of Serbia.svg
Year Start:1929
Year End:1941
Image Map Caption:Drina Banovina in 1931
Capital:Sarajevo
Stat Pop1:1,534,739 (1931)
Today:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbia

The Drina Banovina or Drina Banate (Drinska banovina|Дринска бановина) was a province (banovina) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. Its capital was Sarajevo and it included portions of present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. It was named after the Drina River and, like all Yugoslav banovinas, was intentionally not based on ethnic boundaries. As a result of the creation of the Banovina of Croatia in 1939, its territory was reduced considerably.

Borders

According to the 1931 Constitution of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia,

Demographics

According to the Yugoslav census of 1931, the Drina banovina had a population of 1,534,739 and a population density of 55.1 people per square kilometre.[1]

The census also says that Drina banovina had a high agricultural population, with an agricultural population of 91.3 people per square kilometre. This was the second highest agricultural population density in the country behind only Vrbas Banovina (98.8). Overall, Drina banovina had 1,383,686 hectares of cultivated land.

History

In 1941, the World War II Axis Powers occupied the Drina Banovina and the province was abolished and divided between the Independent State of Croatia and German-occupied Serbia. Following World War II, the region was divided between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia within a federal Socialist Yugoslavia.

See also

Notes and References

  1. B. . M. . L. . L. R. . 1941 . Yugoslavia: The Land and Its People . Bulletin of International News . 18 . 8 . 467–475 . 25643002 . 2044-3986.