Ljubuški

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Ljubuški
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Location of Ljubuški within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Location of Ljubuški within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Ljubuški (Bosnia)
Ljubuški
Ljubuški
Location of Ljubuški
Coordinates: 43°12′N 17°33′E / 43.2, 17.55
Country Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
Area
 - Total 289 km² (111.6 sq mi)
Population (1991 census)
 - Total 28,340
 - Density 98/km² (253.8/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) +387 39
Website: http://www.ljubuski.ba

Ljubuški is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the western part of Herzegovina.

The town was first time mentioned in 1444. The name Ljubuški originates from an ancient Slavic name Libusa who used to be the first wife of the then ruler of Herzegovina Herzeg Stjepan.

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[edit] Population/Demographics

[edit] 1971

28.269 total

  • Croats - 26.198 (92,67%)
  • Muslims - 1.812 (6,40%)
  • Serbs - 118 (0,41%)
  • Yugoslavs - 49 (0,17%)
  • others - 92 (0,35%)

[edit] 1991

In the 1991 census, the municipality of Ljubuški had a population of 28,340, of which 26,127 were Croats (92.1%), 1,592 Bosniaks (5.6%), 227 Yugoslavs (0.8%), 65 Serbs (0.2%), and 329 others (1.1%). The town of Ljubuški had 7,407 residents: 75% Croats, 20% Bosniaks, 3% Yugoslavs, 1% Serbs and 1% others.

[edit] Sports

The town is home to the successful handball club HRK Izviđač and the football club HNK Ljubuški.

[edit] Famous people

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Coordinates: 43°12′N, 17°33′E