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Rogatica is located in the eastern part of the Republic of Srpska. It is located in a valley, along the banks of the river Rakitnica, at an altitude of 525 meters. Its basin is closed from the northwest by the hill Lunj, and from the east and southeast by the hills Goletica, Tmor and Zasada. The area of the municipality of Rogatica is 644 km². According to the 2013 population census, 11,603 inhabitants live in the municipality of Rogatica, of which 90% are Serbs. From an orographic point of view, the Rogatic region is predominantly mid-mountainous. Of the entire area of Rogatica, 20% is at an altitude of 500 to 800 meters, while as much as 80% is at an altitude of 800 to 1900 meters. The highest mountains are Devetak (1,417 m) and Sjemeć (1,497 m).