Živinice

Živinice (Serbian Cyrillic: Живинице) is a city located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, south of Tuzla. As of 2013, it has a population of 57,765 inhabitants.

For other uses, see Živinice (disambiguation).
Živinice
City
Grad Živinice
City of Živinice
Location of Živinice within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Živinice
Location of Živinice
Coordinates: 44°27′N 18°39′E
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
Government
 • MayorSamir Kamenjaković (SDP BiH)
Area
 • Total291 km2 (112 sq mi)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Total57,765
 • Density19,850/km2 (51,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)+387 35
Websitewww.zivinice.ba

History

The origin of the name Živinice is still not established. According to historian Muhamed Hadžijahić Živinice was mentioned in a Turkish document of 1764 as "Živinice called Uskopči, probably (Oskovci) in nahiya Tuzla".[1]

Demographics

1991

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

The town of Živinice itself had 11,956 residents. By the last documents, Živinice had 12,102 residents.

2013 Census
Municipality Nationality
Total
Bosniaks
%
Croats
%
Serbs
%
Živinice 53,08991.90 2,5084.03 242 0.41 57,765

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Sport

Općina Živinice

Bašigovci, Brnjica, Djedino, Dubrave Donje, Dubrave Gornje, Dunajevići, Đurđevik, Gračanica, Kovači, Kršići, Kuljan, Lukavica Donja, Lukavica Gornja, Odorovići, Strašanj, Priluk, Spreča, Suha, Svojat, Šarenjak - Hornica, Šerići, Tupković Donji, Tupković Gornji, Višća Donja, Višća Gornja, Vrnojevići, Zelenika, Zukići, Živinice Gornje, Brcanine, Šišici, Mestrici, Zenuni.

Notable residents

Monuments

Education

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.

Notes
  1. http://www.nerda.ba/mir/mirnerda.php?o=zivinice&j=%27ENG%27
  2. Link text, additional text.


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