Petrovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina


Petrovo is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 2,322 inhabitants, while the municipality has 6,474 inhabitants.
The municipality was formed from parts of the pre-war municipalities of Gračanica and Lukavac.

Geography

The municipality is close to Doboj, halfway between Doboj and Tuzla. It is located on the mountain of Ozren.

History

The municipality was formed by Bosnian Serb authorities during the war. Bosnian government never recognised this decision and officially municipality was created after the signing of the Dayton Agreement. Bosnian serb authorities also changed the name of the municipality to Petrovo from Bosansko Petrovo Selo. The municipality existed before, however, was dismantled in the 1960s. It belonged to Gračanica and Lukavac as well.

Demographics

Population

Ethnic composition

Settlements

The following villages are constituents of Petrovo municipality:
The "Saint Nikola Monastery" of the Serbian Orthodox Church is located in the Petrovo municipality.

Twin municipalities – Sister municipalities