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Istočni Mostar

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Country
  
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Thursday 3:49 PM

Entity
  
Republika Srpska

Area
  
633 km²

Area code
  
59

Istočni Mostar

Weather
  
11°C, Wind N at 18 km/h, 34% Humidity

Istočni Mostar (Serbian Cyrillic: Источни Мостар) is a municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Map of Isto%C4%8Dni Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Overview

It was known as Srpski Mostar (Српски Мостар) until 2004, after which it was renamed Istočni Mostar (East Mostar). It was created from the Serb-inhabited part of the pre-war municipality of Mostar which is now in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH). The name Istočni Mostar also refers to the eastern part of Mostar which is in the FBiH.

The seat of municipality is in Zijemlje, with 280 inhabitants, most of whom are Serbs. The two other settlements are Kamena and Kokorina.

Demographics

In 1991, the population of Zijemlje numbered 153 people, including:

  • 96 Serbs (63%)
  • 57 Muslims (37%)
  • References

    Istočni Mostar Wikipedia