Žepče
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| Žepče Жепче |
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| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Canton | Zenica-Doboj |
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| - Municipality president | Mato Zovko (HDZ) |
| Population (1991 census) | |
| - Total | 22,966 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code(s) | +387 32 |
| Website: http://www.opcina-zepce.com | |
Žepče is a town and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located between Doboj and Zenica. It is administratively part of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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[edit] History
The town was first mentioned in 1458 in a charter issued by the Bosnian King Stjepan Tomašević.
[edit] Demographics
[edit] Municipality Population
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| Year | Serb | % | Muslims | % | Croats | % | Yugoslavs | % | Others | % | Total | ||
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| 1961 | 2,033 | 14.60% | 5,038 | 36.18% | 5,978 | 42.93% | 821 | 5.90% | 54 | 0.39% | 13,924 | ||
| 1971 | 2,028 | 11.99% | 7,531 | 44.54% | 7,174 | 42.43% | 56 | 0.33% | 117 | 0.71% | 16,906 | ||
| 1981 | 2,004 | 10.14% | 8,769 | 44.39% | 7,813 | 39.55% | 933 | 4.72% | 235 | 1.20% | 19,754 | ||
| 1991 | 2,289 | 10.02% | 10,780 | 47.20% | 9,081 | 39.76% | 531 | 2.32% | 159 | 0.70% | 22,840 | ||
No census has been carried out since 1991. It is estimated that in 2005, population of municipality includes 61% Croats and 38% Bosniaks. However, the municipality borders have been changed in 2001.
[edit] Town Population
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| Year | Serb | % | Muslims | % | Croats | % | Yugoslavs | % | Others | % | Total | ||
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| 1961 | 349 | 12.88% | 1,312 | 48.43% | 461 | 17.02% | 555 | 20.49% | 32 | 1.18% | 2,709 | ||
| 1971 | 227 | 7.07% | 2,242 | 69.87% | 637 | 19.85% | 33 | 1.03% | 70 | 2.18% | 3,209 | ||
| 1981 | 252 | 5.92% | 2,337 | 54.90% | 935 | 21.96% | 640 | 15.03% | 235 | 1.20% | 4,257 | ||
| 1991 | 267 | 4.81% | 3,373 | 60.77% | 1,448 | 26.09% | 373 | 6.72% | 89 | 1.60% | 5,550 | ||
[edit] Sport
The town is home to the football club NK Žepče.
[edit] Famous people
- Ivo Lozančić - politician
[edit] External links
- Official municipality site
- Zepce.Ba - Najposjeceniji zepacki web portal
- Zepcaci.Net - žepački internet portal
- Žepče Info - žepački internet portal
- Žepče Internet portal
- Žepče web design DaCappo page
- Žepče web page
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