Busovača

Busovača
Municipality and town
Location of Busovača within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Busovača Location of Busovača
Coordinates:
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 (2013 census)
• Total	18,488
• Density	119/km2 (310/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.

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.

Demographics

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%)

1991

18.879 total

• Croats - 9.093 (48,16%)
• Bosniaks - 8.451 (44,76%)
• Serbs - 623 (3,29%)
• Yugoslavs - 510 (2,70%)
• Others - 202 (1,06%)

Source: http://www.hdmagazine.com/bosnia/census/cens-c.html

Settlements

• Bare • Bukovci • Buselji • Busovača • Carica • Dobraljevo • Dolac • Donja Rovna • Gornja Rovna • Grablje • Granice • Gusti Grab • Hozanovići • Hrasno • Javor • Jazvine • Jelinak • Kaćuni • Kaonik • Katići • Kovačevac • Krčevine • Krvavičići • Kula • Kupres • Lončari • Mehurići • Merdani • Mihaljevići • Milavice • Nezirovići • Očehnići • Oselište • Podbare • Podjele • Podstijena • Polje • Prosje • Putiš • Ravan • Skradno • Solakovići • Strane • Stubica • Šudine • Turići i Zarače.

External links

• http://www.busovaca.net
• http://www.radio-busovaca.com