| Bosanska Kostajnica Босанска Костајница |
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| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Marko Čolić (SNSD) [1] | ||
| Population (1991) | |||
| - Total | 5,276 | ||
| - Municipality | ? | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Area code(s) | 52 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Bosanska Kostajnica (Cyrillic: Босанска Костајница) is a town and municipality in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The town and municipality are situated in the north-western part of the Republika Srpska entity and northern part of the Bosanska Krajina region. The municipality was created from part of the pre-war municipality of Bosanski Novi. It is located across the Una from Hrvatska Kostajnica, Croatia.
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Name
The town name was changed to just Kostajnica (Костајница), however, the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has ruled the town be changed back to Bosanska Kostajnica. It was also known as Srpska Kostajnica (Српска Костајница).
Demographics
1991
In 1991, the population of the town of Bosanska Kostajnica numbered 5,276 people, including:
- 3,162 Serbs (60%) (See: Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- 1,708 Bosniaks (32%)
- 199 Yugoslavs (4%)
- 137 Croats (3%) (See: Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- 70 others (1%)
Note: The vast majority of those who declared as Muslims by nationality in 1991 have considered themselves Bosniaks since the Bosnian War.
2006
In 2006, the majority of inhabitants of municipality were ethnic Bosnian Serbs.
See also
External links
- Official website (Serbian)
- Kostajnica (Serbian)
- Bosanska Kostajnica (Bosnian)
Coordinates: 45°13′N 16°32′E / 45.217°N 16.533°E
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