From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tuzla Canton
Tuzla Canton
Tuzla Canton The Tuzla Canton is a canton of the Federation of Bosnia
Tuzlanski kanton (bs)
bs) and Herzegovina, an entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Tuzlanska županija (hr)
hr) The cantonal seat is in Tuzla.
Тузлански кантон (sr)
а с а о sr)
— Canton — Municipalities
It comprises the municipalities of Banovići, Čelić, Doboj
Istok (Doboj East), Gradačac, Gračanica, Kladanj, Kalesija,
Lukavac, Sapna, Srebrenik, Teočak and Živinice, as well
Flag as the city of Tuzla.
Geography and population
Coat of arms
The area of the canton is 2,908 km². At the 1991 census,
the area was populated by 949,621 people of which 60%
were Bosniaks, 28% Serbs, 9% Croats, and the rest be-
longed to minority groups (Yugoslavs, Roma, Slovenes,
Ukrainians et al.).
In 2002, the Tuzla Canton had an estimated popula-
tion of 607,571 residents of which 546,814 were Bosniaks
(90%).
The second largest ethnic group is the Croat minority
living mostly in Tuzla and in Živinice . While the Serb mi-
nority lives dominantly in Tuzla and the Roma popula-
tion is mostly present in Tuzla but also in most of the oth-
er municipalities in smaller numbers.
Location of the Tuzla Canton History and culture
Coordinates: 44°33′N 18°36′E / 44.55°N 18.6°E / 44.55; 18.6
The canton was created by the Bosniak-Croat Washing-
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina ton Accords in 1994, and its boundaries defined by the
Entity Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Dayton Accords in 1995.
Main city Tuzla Bosnia’s best-preserved medieval fort, dating from
Municipalities List 1333, is in Srebrenik.
• Banovići, Čelić, Doboj Istok, Gračanica, Tuzla is the hip hop center of the Balkans due to Edo
Gradačac, Kalesija, Kladanj, Lukavac, Maajka, Frenkie and the first hip hop station in Bosnia,
Sapna, Srebrenik, Teočak, Tuzla,
which is located in Tuzla, FMJAM. Music artist guitarist
Živinice
Emir Hot, pianist Bešlić, accordionist Emir Vildić, violin-
Government ist Selma Dizdarević.
- Head of canton Sead Čaušević
Area
- Total 2,649.0 km2 (1,022.8 sq mi)
See also
• Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Population
- Total 502,418
Coordinates: 44°33′N 18°36′E / 44.55°N 18.6°E / 44.55; 18.6
- Density 189.7/km2 (491.2/sq mi)
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Categories: Tuzla Canton, Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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