BRčKO DISTRICT

'Brčko District' (Bosnian: ''Brčko distrikt''; Serbian: Брчко дистрикт or ''Brčko distrikt''; Croatian: ''Brčko distrikt'') in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina is a self-governing administrative unit under the sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina; it is formally part of both the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska.

Contents

History

Population

1991

Current population

Government and politics

See also

External links

References

History

Brčko District was established after an arbitration process undertaken by the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to Dayton Peace Accords however, the process could only arbitrate the disputed portion of the Inter-Entity Boundary Line.^[1] The Brčko District was formed of the entire territory of the former Brčko municipality, of which 48% (including Brčko city) was in the Republika Srpska, while 52% was in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the war, the EU has maintained a diplomatic peace-keeping presence in the area.
In 2006 under the Supervisory Order all "Entity legislation in Brčko District and the IEBL" were abolished. The ruling made by the Brčko Supervisor Susan Johnson abolishes all Entity Laws in the District also abolishes the Entity Border Line. The ruling makes the Laws of the District and the Laws of the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina (including the laws of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina) paramount within the District.^[2]

Population

1991

Before the war the Municipality of Brčko had 87,332 inhabitants (1991 census), including:

★ 45% Muslims by nationality

★ 25% Croats

★ 21% Serbs

★ 6% Yugoslavs

★ 3% others

Current population

There has not been an official census since 1991, though some have offered preliminary statistics.
According to the former mayor Branko Damjanac, the current population is composed of:

★ 40% Serbs

★ 39% Bosniaks

★ 20% Croats
According to another source, the population is composed of:

★ 65% Serbs

★ 25% Bosniaks

★ 10% Croats

Government and politics

There are 29 seats in the Assembly of the Brčko District. The seats are divided as follows:[1]
By party:

★ 6 Serbian Democratic Party

★ 5 Social Democratic Party

★ 4 Party of Democratic Action

★ 3 Croatian Democratic Union

★ 3 Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina

★ 2 Alliance of Independent Social Democrats

★ 2 Croatian Peasant Party

★ 2 Socialist Party of the Republika Srpska

★ 1 Democratic Party

★ 1 Indepedent
By ethnicity:

★ 13 Bosniaks

★ 11 Serbs (See also: Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina)

★ 5 Croats (See also: Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
By gender:

★ 27 men

★ 2 women

See also

★ Bosnia and Herzegovina

★ Subdivisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina

★ Republika Srpska

★ Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

External links

★ Brcko District - Official Web site

★ Government of the Brčko District

★ Assembly of the Brčko District

★ History and Mandate of the OHR North/Brčko

★ Brčko district map

References

1. Dayton Agreement, Annex 2, Article V
2. Supervisory Order Abolishes Entity Legislation, Ends Legal Significance of IEBL in Brcko District