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Busovača (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: 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.
Busovača
Бусовача | |
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Town and municipality | |
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Coordinates: 44°06′N 17°53′E / 44.100°N 17.883°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Canton | ![]() |
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/ |
History
editDuring the Croat–Bosniak War, the city saw heavy fighting between the Bosnian Army and the Croatian Defence Council. Busovača, with its small economy and infrastructure, is becoming an important crossroad between bigger cities.[citation needed][clarification needed]
Demographics
edit1971
edit14.428 total
- Croats - 7,646 (53%)
- Bosniaks - 5,896 (40.9%)
- Serbs - 735 (5.1%)
- Yugoslavs - 60 (0.4%)
- others - 91 (0.65%)
1991
edit18.879 total
- Croats - 9,093 (48.1%)
- Bosniaks - 8,451 (44.8%)
- Serbs - 623 (3.3%)
- Yugoslavs - 510 (2.7%)
- Others - 202 (1%)[1]
2013
edit17.910 total
- Croats - 8,873 (49.5%)
- Bosniaks - 8,681 (48.5%)
- Serbs - 205 (1.1%)
- Others - 151 (0.8%)[2]
Notable Peoples
edit- Rudolf Arapović - Croatian Writer, Dissident
- Senad Brkić - Former Bosnian football player
- Marinko Čavara - Bosnian politician
- Vedran Vrhovac - Bosnian
- Mirnesa Bešlić - Accused of Million-dollar theft
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.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
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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
editFamous persons: Mirnesa Bešlić