Busovača

Town and municipality in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Busovača Бусовача
Town and municipality

Coat of arms
44°06′N 17°53′E / 44.100°N 17.883°E / 44.100; 17.883
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton	Central Bosnia
Government
• Municipal mayor	Asim Mekić (SDA)
Population (2013 census)
• Total	18,488
• Density	119/km² (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	+387 30
Website	https://opcina-busovaca.com/

Busovača (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Бусовача) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located 60 km (37 mi) from Sarajevo, 21 km (13 mi) from Zenica, and 30 km (19 mi) from Travnik.

History

During the Croat–Bosniak War, the city saw heavy fighting between the Bosnian Army and the Croatian Defence Council. Busovača, with its small economy and infrastructure, is becoming an important crossroad between bigger cities.^{[citation needed]}^{[clarification needed]}

Demographics

1971

14.428 total

Croats - 7,646 (53%)
Bosniaks - 5,896 (40.9%)
Serbs - 735 (5.1%)
Yugoslavs - 60 (0.4%)
others - 91 (0.65%)

1991

18.879 total

Croats - 9,093 (48.1%)
Bosniaks - 8,451 (44.8%)
Serbs - 623 (3.3%)
Yugoslavs - 510 (2.7%)
Others - 202 (1%)^[1]

2013

17.910 total

Croats - 8,873 (49.5%)
Bosniaks - 8,681 (48.5%)
Serbs - 205 (1.1%)
Others - 151 (0.8%)^[2]

Notable Peoples

Rudolf Arapović - Croatian Writer, Dissident
Senad Brkić - Former Bosnian football player
Marinko Čavara - Bosnian politician
Vedran Vrhovac - Bosnian
Mirnesa Bešlić - Accused of Million-dollar theft

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 • Zarače

References

^ "Bosnian Congres - census 1991 - Central Bosnia". www.hdmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 1999. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2016-12-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)