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Šipovo (Cyrillic: Шипово) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, central Bosnia and Herzegovina. The municipality covers an area of 510 km², much of which is forested. The Glogovac monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church is near the town.

Šipovo on map BiH Population 15,553


Geography

It is located between municipalities of Mrkonjić Grad in the west, Jezero in the north, Jajce and Donji Vakuf in the east, and Kupres (Republike Srpske) and Glamoč in the south.



Demographics


1991


In 1991 the municipality of Šipovo had a population of 15,553, including:

The town of Šipovo had a total population of 8,855, including:

  • 6,840 Serbs
  • 1,906 Muslims by nationality
  • 138 Yugoslavs
  • 24 Croats
  • 47 others


2006


In 2006, the majority of inhabitants of municipality were ethnic Serbs.