Lopare

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Field	Value
name	Lopare
native_name	Лопаре
settlement_type	Town and municipality
image_skyline	Pribojska crkva.jpg
image_map	Lopare municipality.svg
image_map1	Lopare-naselja.PNG
image_caption	Lopare
image_flag	Flag of Lopare Municipality.svg
map_caption	Location of Lopare within Bosnia and Herzegovina
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Bosnia and Herzegovina
subdivision_type1	Entity
subdivision_name1	Republika Srpska
subdivision_type2	Geographical region
subdivision_name2	Semberija
timezone	CET
utc_offset	+1
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset_DST	+2
area_blank1_title	Town
area_blank2_title	Municipality
area_blank2_km2	292.55
population_as_of	2013 census
population_blank1_title	Town
population_blank1	2709
population_density_blank1_km2	auto
population_blank2_title	Municipality
population_blank2	15357
population_density_blank2_km2	auto
coordinates
area_code	55
leader_title	Municipal mayor
leader_name	Rado Savić
leader_party	SDS
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Lopare (Лопаре) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the Majevica region. As of 2013, the town has a population of 2,709 inhabitants, while the municipality has 15,357 inhabitants.

Geography

The present Lopare municipality stretches over the area of 299 square kilometers, bordering the municipalities of Ugljevik and Bijeljina in Republika Srpska, Teočak, Sapna, Tuzla and Čelić in the FBiH, as well as the Brčko District. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Loparebypopulation.png" caption="Lopare municipality by population proportional to the settlement with the highest and lowest population"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Vukosavci_sp_2.JPG" caption="Plaque commemorating the death of the national hero of Yugoslavia Ivan Marković Irac"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Rijeka_Gnjica_Lopare_PPP025.jpg" caption="River Gnjica"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Panorama_Priboj.jpg" caption="Panorama of Priboj"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Stara_škola_Veljko_Čubrilović1.jpg" caption="Aerial shot of the village on Lopare municipality"] ::

The municipality is located where Mount Majevica transitions into the plains of Semberija and Posavina, and represents the centre of this part of the sub-Majevica area. The entire area is characterized by a large number of smaller watercourses, while the Gnjica River flows through the town of Lopare. The town of Lopare is located at an average altitude of 235 m above the sea level. The municipality has natural resources which include agricultural land, forests and stone, while also having rock salt and coal, to a lesser and unexamined extent.

Demographics

According to the 2013 census results, the municipality of Lopare has a population of 15,357 inhabitants. The municipal territory was reduced by around 30% during the war, as well as that almost one third of the pre-war population now lives in the neighboring municipality of Čelić. During and after the war, significant changes occurred in the demographic structure of the municipality.

Population

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Population of settlements – Lopare municipality


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Ethnic composition

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Ethnic composition – Lopare town

Total
Serbs
Yugoslavs
Bosniaks
Others
Croats
Montenegrins
Albanians
Macedonians
Hungarians
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Ethnic composition – Lopare municipality

Total
Serbs
Bosniaks
Others
Croats
Yugoslavs
Montenegrins
Albanians
Macedonians
Hungarians
Slovenes
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Economy

The following table gives a preview of the total number of registered people employed in professional fields (as of 2018): ::data[format=table]

Professional fields	Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	45
Mining and quarrying	1
Manufacturing	176
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	27
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	15
Construction	32
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	216
Transportation and storage	40
Accommodation and food services	60
Information and communication	5
Financial and insurance activities	1
Real estate activities	-
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	7
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security	161
Education	203
Human health and social work activities	90
Arts, entertainment and recreation	15
Other service activities	25
Total	1,133
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Infrastructure

The regional road Tuzla–Brčko and Bijeljina–Tuzla motorway run through the municipality. The length of the categorized road network is 204 km2 on the municipal territory, and there are 333 km of uncategorized roads. While the road network is fairly developed, the number of both categorized and uncategorized paved roads is very small.

Notable people

Goran Miljanović, football player
Cvijetin Mijatović, politician, Chairman of the Collective Presidency of Yugoslavia

References

(25 December 2019). "Cities and Municipalities of Republika Srpska". Republika Srpska Institute of Statistics.

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