Ribnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Ribnik (Serbian Cyrillic: Рибник) is a municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the southern part of the Bosanska Krajina region. As of 2013, it has a population of 6,048 inhabitants. Seat of the municipality is the village of Gornji Ribnik.
Ribnik
Рибник | |
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Ribnik | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ribnik, Republika Srpska within Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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| Coordinates: 44°27′N 16°49′E | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity |  Republika Srpska |
| Geographical region | Bosanska Krajina |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Duško Dakić (SNSD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 511.1 km2 (197.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
• Total | 6,048 |
| • Density | 11.83/km2 (30.65/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | 50 |
| Website | opstinaribnik |
Ribnik, briefly known as Srpski Ključ (Српски Кључ), was created from part of the pre-war municipality of Ključ (the other part of the pre-war municipality is now in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina).
Geography
It is located between municipalities of Oštra Luka in the north, Banja Luka and Mrkonjić Grad in the east, Glamoč in the south, and Istočni Drvar, Bosanski Petrovac, and Ključ in the west.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census results, the municipality of Ribnik has 6,048 inhabitants. The majority of its population are ethnic Serbs.
Population
| Population of settlements – Ribnik municipality | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Settlement | 1991. | 2013. | |
| Total | 6,048 | ||
| 1 | Čađavica | 561 | 401 |
| 2 | Donja Previja | 386 | 404 |
| 3 | Donji Ribnik | 465 | 395 |
| 4 | Donji Vrbljani | 896 | 385 |
| 5 | Gornje Ratkovo | 220 | |
| 6 | Gornji Ribnik | 696 | 674 |
| 7 | Gornji Vrbljani | 755 | 436 |
| 8 | Rastoka | 778 | 700 |
| 9 | Velijašnica | 288 | 210 |
| 10 | Zableće | 481 | 567 |
Ethnic composition
| Ethnic composition – Ribnik municipality | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013. | |||||||
| Total | 6,048 (100,0%) | ||||||
| Serbs | 6,018 (99,50%) | ||||||
| Others | 19 (0,314%) | ||||||
| Croats | 11 (0,182%) | ||||||
Education
There are three elementary and one high school in the municipality.[1]
Gallery
Oath-taking Ceremony in 2001 at the Manjača Military Range
Banjica
Sokolovo
Busije
Manjača lake
Sana river
Serbian Orthodox church in Donji Vrbljani
