Busovača

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Busovača
Бусовача
Town and municipality
Uitzicht op Busovača.jpg
Busovača is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Busovača
Busovača
Location of Busovača
Coordinates: 44°06′N 17°53′E / 44.100°N 17.883°E / 44.100; 17.883
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton Central Bosnia
Government
 • Municipal mayorAsim Mekić (SDA)
Area
 • Total158 km2 (61 sq mi)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Total18,488
 • Density119/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)+387 30
Websitewww.busovaca.net

Busovača (Serbian 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.

History[]

During the Croat–Bosniak War, the city saw heavy fighting between the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 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[]

1971[]

14.428 total

  • Croats - 7,646 (53%)
  • Bosniaks - 5,896 (40.9%)
  • Serbs - 735 (5.1%)
  • Yugoslavs - 60 (0.4%)
  • others - 91 (0.65%)

1991[]

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[]

17.910 total

  • Croats - 8,873 (49.5%)
  • Bosniaks - 8,681 (48.5%)
  • Serbs - 205 (1.1%)
  • Others - 151 (0.8%)[2]

Settlements[]

BareBukovciBuselji • Busovača • • DobraljevoDolacDonja RovnaGornja RovnaGrablje • • Gusti GrabHozanovićiHrasnoJavorJazvineJelinakKaćuniKaonikKatićiKovačevacKrčevineKrvavičićiKulaKupresLončariMehurićiMerdaniMihaljevićiMilaviceNezirovićiOčehnićiOselištePodbarePodjelePodstijenaPoljeProsjePutiš • • SkradnoSolakovićiStraneStubicaŠudineTurićiZarače

References[]

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2016-12-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[]

Coordinates: 44°06′N 17°53′E / 44.100°N 17.883°E / 44.100; 17.883

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