Drvar

Drvar
Дрвар
Drvar
Drvar
Location of Drvar
Coordinates: 44°22′27″N 16°23′04″E / 44.37417°N 16.38444°E / 44.37417; 16.38444
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
CantonCanton 10
Geographical regionBosanska Krajina
Government
 • Municipal mayorDušica Runić (SNSD)
Area
 • Town and municipality
589.3 km2 (227.5 sq mi)
Elevation
480 m (1,570 ft)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Town and municipality
7,036
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
 • Urban
3,730
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+387 34
Websitewww.opstinadrvar.net

Drvar (Serbian Cyrillic: Дрвар, pronounced [dř̩ʋaːr]) is a town and municipality located in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 2013 census registered the municipality as having a population of 7,036.[1] It is situated in western Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the road between Bosansko Grahovo and Bosanski Petrovac, and also near Glamoč.

Drvar lies in a vast valley, the southeastern part of Bosanska Krajina, between the Osječanica, Klekovača, Vijenca and Šator mountains of the Dinaric Alps. The southeastern side of the boundary extends from the Šator over the Jadovnik, the Ujilica and descends to the Lipovo and the Una River.

This extremely hilly region comprising the town of Drvar and the numerous outlying villages covers approximately 1,030 square kilometers (400 square miles). The town itself is mainly spread out from the left side of the river Unac, and its elevation is approximately 480 meters (1,574 feet).

  1. ^ "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.

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