Istočni Mostar ( sr-cyrl, Источни Мостар, lit=East

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) is a municipality located in

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is locat ...

, an

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. As of 2013, it has a population of 257 inhabitants.

History

Istočni Mostar was created in 1995, following the end of the Bosnian War. It was known as Srpski Mostar ( sr-cyrl, Српски Мостар, lit=

Serb The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

Mostar) until 2004, after which it was renamed to its current name ''Istočni Mostar''. It was created from the Serb-inhabited part of the pre-war municipality of Mostar which is now in the

Herzegovina-Neretva Canton The Herzegovina-Neretva Canton ( hr, Hercegovačko-neretvanska županija; bs, Hercegovačko-neretvanski kanton) is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The canton mainly comprises the Neretva ...

, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The seat of municipality is in

Zijemlje Zijemlje ( sr-cyrl, Зијемље) is a village and the seat of Istočni Mostar municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina ...

,The seat of municipality East Mostar
with 187 inhabitants, most of whom are Serbs. The two other settlements are Kamena and Kokorina. As of 2019, it is one of the smallest municipalities by number of inhabitants in Republika Srpska.

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