Busovača
Busovača
Бусовача | |
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Town and municipality | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Busovača Location of Busovača | |
| Coordinates: 44°06′N 17°53′E / 44.100°N 17.883°E | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Canton |  Central Bosnia |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Asim Mekić (SDA) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
• Total | 18,488 |
| • Density | 119/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +387 30 |
| Website | https://opcina-busovaca.com/ |
Busovača (Bosnian: Бусовача) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located 60 km (37 mi) from Sarajevo, 21 km (13 mi) from Zenica, and 30 km (19 mi) from Travnik.
History
[edit]During the Croat–Bosniak War, the city saw heavy fighting between the Bosnian Army and the Croatian Defence Council.
Demographics
[edit]1971
[edit]14.428 total[citation needed]
- Croats - 7,646 (53%)
- Bosniaks - 5,896 (40.9%)
- Serbs - 735 (5.1%)
- Yugoslavs - 60 (0.4%)
- others - 91 (0.65%)
1991
[edit]18.879 total
- Croats - 9,093 (48.1%)
- Bosniaks - 8,451 (44.8%)
- Serbs - 623 (3.3%)
- Yugoslavs - 510 (2.7%)
- Others - 202 (1%)[1]
2013
[edit]17.910 total
- Croats - 8,873 (49.5%)
- Bosniaks - 8,681 (48.5%)
- Serbs - 205 (1.1%)
- Others - 151 (0.8%)[2]
Notable People
[edit]- Rudolf Arapović - Croatian Writer, Dissident
- Senad Brkić - Former Bosnian football player
- Marinko Čavara - Bosnian politician
- Vedran Vrhovac - Bosnian Footballer
Settlements
[edit]• Bare • Bukovci • Buselji • Busovača • Carica • Dobraljevo • Dolac • Donja Rovna • Gornja Rovna • Grablje • Granice • Gusti Grab • Hozanovići • Hrasno • Javor • Jazvine • Jelinak • Kaćuni • Kaonik • Katići • Kovačevac • Krčevine • Krvavičići • Kula • Kupres • Lončari • Mehurići • Merdani • Mihaljevići • Milavice • Nezirovići • Očehnići • Oselište • Podbare • Podjele • Podstijena • Polje • Prosje • Putiš • Ravan • Skradno • Solakovići • Strane • Stubica • Šudine • Turići • Zarače
References
[edit]- ^ "Bosnian Congres - census 1991 - Central Bosnia". www.hdmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 1999. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava I Stanova u bosni I hercegovini, 2013. Rezultati popisa" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
Further reading
[edit]- Zagorščak, Davorin (1986). "Hijalofan iz Busovače". Priroda: popularni časopis hrvatskog prirodoslovnog društva. Vol. 74, no. 9–10. pp. 253–256. ISSN 0351-0662.
External links
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