Tuzla Canton
| Tuzla Canton
Tuzlanski kanton (bs) Tuzlanska županija (hr) Тузлански кантон (sr) |
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| Coordinates: 44°33′N 18°36′E / 44.55°N 18.6°E | |||
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Main city | Tuzla | ||
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| • Head of canton | Sead Čaušević | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 2,649.0 km2 (1,022.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011 estimate)[1] | |||
| • Total | 499,221 | ||
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) | ||
| Website | http://www.vladatk.kim.ba/ | ||
The Tuzla Canton is a canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The cantonal seat is in Tuzla.
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[edit] Municipalities
It comprises the municipalities of Banovići, Čelić, Doboj Istok (Doboj East), Gradačac, Gračanica, Kladanj, Kalesija, Lukavac, Sapna, Srebrenik, Teočak and Živinice, as well as the city of Tuzla.
[edit] Geography and population
The area of the canton is 2,908 km². At the 1991 census, the area was populated by 949,621 people of which 60% were Bosniaks, 28% Serbs, 9% Croats, and the rest belonged to minority groups (Yugoslavs, Roma, Slovenes, Ukrainians et al.).
In 2002, the Tuzla Canton had an estimated population of 607,571 residents of which 546,814 were Bosniaks (90%).
The second largest ethnic group is the Croat minority living mostly in Tuzla and in Živinice . While the Serb minority lives dominantly in Tuzla and the Roma population is mostly present in Tuzla but also in most of the other municipalities in smaller numbers.
[edit] History and culture
The canton was created by the Bosniak-Croat Washington Accords in 1994, and its boundaries defined by the Dayton Accords in 1995.
Bosnia's best-preserved medieval fort, dating from 1333, is in Srebrenik.
Tuzla is the hip hop center of the Balkans due to Edo Maajka, Frenkie and the first hip hop station in Bosnia, which is located in Tuzla, FMJAM. Music artist guitarist Emir Hot, pianist Bešlić, accordionist Emir Vildić, violinist Selma Dizdarević.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "First release". Federal Office of Statistics, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. June 30, 2011. http://www.fzs.ba/saopcenja/2011/14.2.1.pdf.
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