Vukosavlje

Vukosavlje
Вукосавље

Coat of arms

Location of Vukosavlje within Republika Srpska
Coordinates: 44°58′40″N 18°17′18″E / 44.977914°N 18.288331°E / 44.977914; 18.288331Coordinates: 44°58′40″N 18°17′18″E / 44.977914°N 18.288331°E / 44.977914; 18.288331
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Republika Srpska
Municipality Vukosavlje
Government
  Mayor Elvir Hadžiomerović (SDA)
Area
  Total 94.9 km2 (36.6 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)
  Total 5,426
  Density 57.2/km2 (148/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) 53

Vukosavlje (Serbian Cyrillic: Вукосавље) is a municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the southern part of the Posavina region. The small municipality was created from part of the pre-war municipality of Odžak (the other part of the pre-war municipality is now in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity) (settlements: Gnionica, Jošava, Srnava and parts of Ade and Potočana) and some villages from Modriča (Jakeš, Pećnik and Modrički Lug).

Geography

It is located between municipalities of Odžak to the north, Šamac to the east, Modriča to the south, and Brod to the west.

See also

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