Istočni Mostar Explained

Native Name:Источни Мостар
Official Name:Istočni Mostar
Other Name:East Mostar
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Entity
Subdivision Type2:Geographical region
Subdivision Name2:Herzegovina
Leader Title:Municipal mayor
Leader Name:Božo Sjeran
Leader Party:SDS
Timezone:CET
Population As Of:2013 census
Area Total Km2:85.24
Population Total:257
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:43.4111°N 18.0047°W
Area Code:59
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Unit Pref:Metric
Image Map1:Istočni Mostar-naselja.PNG

Istočni Mostar (Serbian: Источни Мостар|lit=East [[Mostar]]) is a municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 257 inhabitants.

History

Istočni Mostar was created in 1995, following the end of the Bosnian War. It was known as Srpski Mostar (Serbian: Српски Мостар|lit=[[Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Serb]] Mostar) until 2004, after which it was renamed to its current name Istočni Mostar. It was created from the Serb-inhabited part of the pre-war municipality of Mostar which is now in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The seat of municipality is in Zijemlje,[1] with 187 inhabitants, most of whom are Serbs. The two other settlements are Kamena and Kokorina.

As of 2019, it is one of the smallest municipalities by number of inhabitants in Republika Srpska.[2]

Demographics

Population

Population of settlements – Istočni Mostar municipality
Settlement1991.2013.
Total153257
1Istočni Mostar244

Ethnic composition

Ethnic composition – Istočni Mostar municipality
2013.1991.
Total257 (100,0%)153 (100,0%)
Serbs166 (64,59%)96 (63,16%)
Bosniaks78 (30,35%)57 (37,50%)
Croats11 (4,280%)
Others2 (0,778%)

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bljesak.info/content/view/21750/158/ The seat of municipality East Mostar
  2. News: Milojević . Milkica . PATULJASTE OPŠTINE U SRPSKOJ Tri sela, sto stanovnika i gradonačelnica . 25 August 2019 . srpskainfo.com . 30 June 2019 . sr.