Čajniče

Čajniče (Serbian Cyrillic: Чајниче, pronounced [tʃâːjniːtʃɛ]) is a town and a municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 2,401 inhabitants, while the municipality has 4,895 inhabitants.

Čajniče Чајниче
Town and municipality
Čajniče
Coat of arms
Location of Čajniče within Republika Srpska
Coordinates: 43°33′N 19°04′E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Republika Srpska
Geographical region	Podrinje
Government
• Municipal mayor	Miroslav Furtula (SRS 9J)
• Municipality	274.6 km2 (106.0 sq mi)
Population  (2013 census)
• Town	2,401
• Municipality	4,895
• Municipality density	18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	58

History

When the German and Italian Zones of Influence were revised on 24 June 1942, Čajniče fell in Zone III [hr], administered civilly by Croatia and militarily by Croatia and Germany.^[1]

Settlements

Aside from the town of Čajniče, the municipality includes the following settlements:

• Avlija
• Batkovići
• Batotići
• Batovo
• Bezujno
• Borajno
• Brezovice
• Bučkovići na Bezujanci
• Đakovići
• Glamočevići
• Gložin
• Hunkovići
• Ifsar
• Kamen
• Kapov Han
• Karovići
• Krstac
• Lađevci
• Luke
• Međurječje
• Metaljka
• Milatkovići
• Miljeno
• Mištar
• Podavrelo
• Ponikve
• Prvanj
• Slatina
• Staronići
• Stopići
• Sudići
• Todorovići
• Trpinje
• Tubrojevići
• Zaborak

Demographics

Landscape from Čajniče

Serbian OrthodoxChurch of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Population

Population of settlements – Čajniče municipality
	Settlement	1971.	1981.	1991.	2013.
	Total	11,602	10,280	8,956	4,895
1	Batotići			331	283
2	Čajniče	2,015	2,556	3,152	2,401
3	Luke			351	231
4	Miljeno			512	284

Ethnic composition

Ethnic composition – Čajniče town
	2013.	1991.	1981.	1971.
Total	2,401 (100,0%)	3,152 (100,0%)	2,556 (100,0%)	2,015 (100,0%)
Serbs		1,802 (57,17%)	1,304 (51,02%)	1,051 (52,16%)
Bosniaks		1,192 (37,82%)	931 (36,42%)	857 (42,53%)
Others		105 (3,331%)	29 (1,135%)	5 (0,248%)
Yugoslavs		51 (1,618%)	203 (7,942%)	8 (0,397%)
Croats		2 (0,063%)	6 (0,235%)	19 (0,943%)
Montenegrins			82 (3,208%)	56 (2,779%)
Slovenes			1 (0,039%)
Albanians				18 (0,893%)
Macedonians				1 (0,050%)

Ethnic composition – Čajniče municipality
	2013.	1991.	1981.	1971.
Total	4,895 (100,0%)	8,956 (100,0%)	10,280 (100,0%)	11,602 (100,0%)
Serbs	3,972 (81,14%)	4,709 (52,58%)	4,892 (47,59%)	5,353 (46,14%)
Bosniaks	884 (18,06%)	4,024 (44,93%)	4,880 (47,47%)	6,065 (52,28%)
Others	33 (0,674%)	141 (1,574%)	44 (0,428%)	22 (0,190%)
Croats	6 (0,123%)	5 (0,056%)	16 (0,156%)	29 (0,250%)
Yugoslavs		77 (0,860%)	311 (3,025%)	14 (0,121%)
Montenegrins			118 (1,148%)	99 (0,853%)
Albanians			18 (0,175%)	18 (0,155%)
Slovenes			1 (0,010%)	1 (0,009%)
Macedonians				1 (0,009%)

Notable people

• Hanka Paldum, Bosnian singer

See also

• Municipalities of Republika Srpska