Donji Vakuf

Donji Vakuf Доњи Вакуф
Town and municipality
Location of Donji Vakuf within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Donji Vakuf Location of Donji Vakuf
Coordinates: 44°09′N 17°24′E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government
• Municipality president	Husein Sušić (SDA)
Area
• Total	320 km2 (120 sq mi)
Population  (2013 census)
• Total	13,985
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	+387 30
Website	www.donji-vakuf.ba

Donji Vakuf (pronounced [dɔ̂ːɲiː vǎkuf]) (Serbian Cyrillic: Доњи Вакуф) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

It was founded by Malkoçoğlu İbrahim Bey in 1572 and was known as "Aşağı Vakıf" ("lower foundation" in Turkish). Donji Vakuf is Bosnian translation of "Aşağı Vakıf".

Settlements

• Babin Potok
• Babino Selo
• Barice
• Blagaj
• Brda
• Brdo
• Brezičani
• Ćehajići
• Ćemalovići
• Daljan
• Dobro Brdo
• Doganovci
• Dolovi
• Donji Rasavci
• Donji Vakuf
• Đulovići
• Fakići
• Fonjge
• Galešići
• Grabantići
• Gredina
• Grič
• Guvna
• Hemići
• Jablan
• Jemanlići
• Karići
• Keže
• Komar
• Korenići
• Košćani
• Kovačevići
• Krivače
• Kutanja
• Ljuša
• Makitani
• Novo Selo
• Oborci
• Orahovljani
• Petkovići
• Piljužići
• Pobrđani
• Ponjavići
• Potkraj
• Pribraća
• Prisika
• Prusac
• Rasavci
• Rastičevo
• Rudina
• Ruska Pilana
• Sandžak
• Semin
• Silajdževina
• Slatina
• Sokolina
• Staro Selo
• Suhodol
• Sultanovići
• Suljići
• Šahmani
• Rahmani
• Šeherdžik
• Šutkovići
• Torlakovac
• Urija
• Vlađevići
• Vrljaj

History

From 1929 to 1941, Donji Vakuf was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Demographics

Ethnic composition
Year	Serb	%	Bosniaks	%	Croats	%	Yugoslavs	%	Others	%	Total
1961	7,870	49.08%	6,289	39.22%	976	6.09%	850	5.30%	51	0.32%	16,036
1971	8,767	42,99%	10,528	51,62%	924	4,53%	90	0,44%	84	0,42%	20,393
1981	8,574	37.93%	11,600	51.31%	635	2.81%	1,592	7.04%	266	1.18%	22,606
1991	9,375	38.69%	13,393	55.23%	686	2.83%	622	2.57%	156	0.64%	24,232
2013	107	0.76%	13,376	95.64%	58	0.41%	0	0%	386	2.76%	13,985

Tourism

The village of Prusac lies just outside Donji Vakuf. Bosniaks make a pilgrimage to the nearby holy site of Ajvatovica inJune. It is one of the biggest events in the whole of Bosnia.

Twin towns — sister cities

Donji Vakuf is twinned with:

• Gömeç, Turkey, since 2002

External links

• Official website