Živinice

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Živinice
Živinice
Location of Živinice within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Location of Živinice within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Živinice (Bosnia)
Živinice
Živinice
Location of Živinice
Coordinates: 44°27′N 18°39′E / 44.45, 18.65
Country Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government
 - Municipality president Hasan Muratović (SDP)
Population (1991 census)
 - Total 54,783
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) +387 35
Website: http://www.zivinice.ba

Živinice is a town and municipality in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, located south of Tuzla. It is part of the Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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[edit] Demographics

[edit] 1991

In the 1991 census, the municipality of Živinice had 54,783 inhabitants, of which there were:

  • 44,017 Muslims (80.34%),
  • 3,976 Croats (7.25%),
  • 3,525 Serbs (6.43%),
  • 2,130 Yugoslavs (3.88%),
  • and 1,135 others and unknown (2.07%). Mixed marriages

The town of Živinice itself had 11,956 residents.

[edit] 2005

90.5% of population of the municipality were ethnic Bosniaks. 5.5% Croats 4% Bosnians

[edit] 2007

90% Bosniaks 5% Croats 5% Bosnians and growing


[edit] References

  • Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.


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Coordinates: 44°27′N, 18°39′E