Lopare (Serbian Cyrillic: Лопаре) is a town and municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the Republika Srpska entity. 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 municipalities of Ugljevik and Bijeljina in Republika Srpska, Teočak, Sapna, Tuzla and Čelić in the FBiH, as well as Brčko District.
Lopare municipality by population proportional to the settlement with the highest and lowest populationPlaque commemorating the death of people's hero of Yugoslavia Ivan Marković IracRiver GnjicaPanorama of PribojAerial 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 sub-Majevica area. The entire area is characterized by a large number of smaller water flows, 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. Natural resources the municipality disposes which include agricultural land, forests and stone, while there is also 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. It is important to emphasize that 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
Population of settlements – Lopare municipality
Settlement
1961.
1971.
1981.
1991.
2013.
Total
33,847
33,769
32,400
15,357
1
Bobetino Brdo
586
393
2
Brusnica
488
367
3
Jablanica
1,119
850
4
Koraj
2,492
1,312
5
Koretaši
334
213
6
Kozjak
463
244
7
Labucka
362
274
8
Lipovice
391
329
9
Lopare
357
692
966
1,720
2,709
10
Lopare Selo
1,035
699
11
Milino Selo
614
378
12
Mirosavci
578
284
13
Mrtvica
854
532
14
Peljave
620
528
15
Piperi
1,113
845
16
Pirkovci
700
626
17
Podgora
519
223
18
Priboj
1,833
1,285
19
Puškovac
754
498
20
Tobut
1,424
1,146
21
Vukosavci
473
362
Ethnic composition
Ethnic composition – Lopare town
2013.
1991.
1981.
1971.
Total
2,709 (100,0%)
1,720 (100,0%)
966 (100,0%)
692 (100,0%)
Serbs
1,417 (82,38%)
667 (69,05%)
556 (80,35%)
Yugoslavs
134 (7,791%)
190 (19,67%)
1 (0,145%)
Bosniaks
114 (6,628%)
75 (7,764%)
95 (13,73%)
Others
38 (2,209%)
3 (0,434%)
Croats
17 (0,988%)
11 (1,139%)
23 (3,324%)
Montenegrins
17 (1,760%)
6 (0,867%)
Albanians
4 (0,414%)
5 (0,723%)
Macedonians
2 (0,207%)
1 (0,145%)
Hungarians
2 (0,289%)
Ethnic composition – Lopare municipality
2013.
1991.
1981.
1971.
Total
15,357 (100,0%)
32 537 (100,0%)
33,769 (100,0%)
33,847 (100,0%)
Serbs
13,869 (90,31%)
18,243 (56,07%)
19,522 (57,81%)
20,497 (60,56%)
Bosniaks
1,371 (8,928%)
11,990 (36,85%)
11,952 (35,39%)
11,621 (34,33%)
Others
67 (0,436%)
458 (1,408%)
72 (0,213%)
106 (0,313%)
Croats
50 (0,326%)
1,263 (3,882%)
1,608 (4,762%)
1 537 (4,541%)
Yugoslavs
583 (1,792%)
541 (1,602%)
43 (0,127%)
Montenegrins
38 (0,113%)
15 (0,044%)
Albanians
16 (0,047%)
23 (0,068%)
Macedonians
15 (0,044%)
1 (0,003%)
Hungarians
3 (0,009%)
4 (0,012%)
Slovenes
2 (0,006%)
Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[1]
Activity
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
Infrastructure
The regional road Tuzla–Brcko and Bijeljina–Tuzla motorway run through the municipality. The length of 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.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republika Srpska
