Čitluk Municipality

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Čitluk Municipality
Čitluk
Location of Čitluk Municipality within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Country  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government
 - Municipality president Ivo Jerkić (HDZ BiH)
Area
 - Total 181 km2 (69.9 sq mi)
Population (1991 census)
 - Total 14,709
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) +387 36
Website http://www.citluk.ba

Čitluk is a town and municipality located in Herzegovina, in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a municipality of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The municipality is home to the world famous Marian Shrine of Međugorje which is located just to the south of the town of Čitluk.

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[edit] Population/Demographics

[edit] 1971

15.359 total

  • Croats - 15.055 (98,02%)
  • Muslims - 183 (1,19%)
  • Serbs - 64 (0,41%)
  • others - 57 (0,38%)

[edit] 1991

In 1991, the municipality had a population of 14,709, of which there were 14,544 Croats (98.9%), 110 Bosniaks (0.8%), 19 Serbs (0.1%), 17 Yugoslavs (0.1%) and 19 others (0.1%). The town of Čitluk had 4,317 residents: with 99% of those being Croats.

[edit] Sports

The town is home to the football club NK Brotnjo, and the basketball club HKK Brotnjo.

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 43°12′N 17°42′E / 43.2°N 17.7°E / 43.2; 17.7