Berkovići (Берковићи) is a village and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 2,114 inhabitants.

Geography

The municipality is located in the westernmost part of East Herzegovina.

History

The old town of Koštun near Berkovići from the early Middle Ages, built of very large stones, was declared a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2004. Medieval artifacts include numerous stećak monuments, some of exceptional historical value. The site of Potkuk stećak necropolis in Bitunja is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list. The municipality was created in 1995, after the Bosnian War, out of the Republika Srpska-controlled parts of the pre-war municipality of Stolac (now in the Federation of B&H). The village was struck by a big earthquake on April 22, 2022 with a magnitude of 5.7 on the Richter scale.

Settlements

Aside from the village of Berkovići itself, the municipality includes the following settlements: Berkovići also contains parts of the following settlements:

Demographics

Population

Ethnic composition

Economy

The municipality is underdeveloped and much of the economic activity is agricultural.