Busovača

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Busovača
Бусовача
—  Municipality and town  —
Location of Busovača within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Busovača is located in Bosnia
Busovača
Location of Busovača
Coordinates: 44°06′N 17°53′E / 44.1°N 17.883°E / 44.1; 17.883
Country  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton Central Bosnia Canton
Government
 • Municipality president Asim Mekić (SDA)
Area
 • Total 158 km2 (61 sq mi)
Population (991 census)
 • Total 3,938
 • Density 119/km2 (308.2/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) +387 30
Website www.busovaca.net

Busovača is a small town and municipality in the heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is 60 km (37 mi) from Sarajevo, 21 km (13 mi) from Zenica, and 30 km (19 mi) from Travnik.

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[edit] History

During the Bosnian War, the city saw heavy fighting between the Bosnian Army and the Croatian Defence Council. Today, Busovača is recovering from the war and with its small economy and infrastructure it is becoming an important crossroad between bigger cities.

[edit] Demographics

[edit] 1971

14.428 total

  • Croats - 7.646 (52,99%)
  • Bosniaks (i.e. Bosnian Muslims) - 5.896 (40,86%)
  • Serbs - 735 (5,09%)
  • Yugoslavs - 60 (0,41%)
  • others - 91 (0,65%)

[edit] 1991

By census of 1991 municipality had the Croat majority, as town itself.

Settlement Croats Bosniaks Serbs Yugoslavs Others Sum
Busovaca 1792 46% 1695 38% 153 4% 374 9% 124 3% 3938
Source: http://www.hdmagazine.com/bosnia/census/cens-c.html

[edit] 2005

In 2005, population of the municipality of Busovača included 59% Croats and 40% Bosniaks.

[edit] Settlements

BareBukovciBuselji • Busovača • CaricaDobraljevoDolacDonja RovnaGornja RovnaGrabljeGraniceGusti GrabHozanovićiHrasnoJavorJazvineJelinakKaćuniKaonikKatićiKovačevacKrčevineKrvavičićiKulaKupresLončariMehurićiMerdaniMihaljevićiMilaviceNezirovićiOčehnićiOselištePodbarePodjelePodstijenaPoljeProsjePutišRavanSkradnoSolakovićiStraneStubicaŠudineTurići i Zarače.

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Coordinates: 44°06′N 17°53′E / 44.1°N 17.883°E / 44.1; 17.883

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