Donji Vakuf
Доњи Вакуф | |
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Town and
municipality | |
Coordinates: 44°09′N 17°24′E / 44.150°N 17.400°E | |
Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Canton | Central Bosnia |
Government | |
• Municipality president | Huso Sušić ( Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 320 km2 (120 sq mi) |
Population (2013 census) | |
• Total | 13,985 |
• Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Area code | +387 30 |
Website |
www |
Donji Vakuf ( Serbian Cyrillic: Доњи Вакуф, pronounced [dɔ̂ːɲiː vǎkuf]) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
It was founded by Malkoçoğlu İbrahim Bey in 1572 and was known as "Aşağı Vakıf" ("lower waqf", i.e. Islamic endowment in Turkish). Donji Vakuf is the Bosnian translation of "Aşağı Vakıf".
From 1929 to 1941, Donji Vakuf was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. From April 1993 to 14 September 1995 the town's name was Srbobran (was occupied by Serbs paramilitary forces). During that time majority of Bosniaks are exile to neighboring town of Bugojno, and on 14 September 1995 was liberated by Bosnian Army. And the name of Donji Vakuf was reverted to original name.
Population of settlements – Donji Vakuf municipality | ||||||
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Settlement | 1961. | 1971. | 1981. | 1991. | 2013. | |
Total | 16,036 | 20,393 | 22,606 | 24,544 | 13,985 | |
1 | Ćehajići | 321 | 311 | |||
2 | Daljan | 160 | 236 | |||
3 | Donji Rasavci | 339 | 204 | |||
4 | Donji Vakuf | 5,012 | 7,224 | 8,771 | 6,711 | |
5 | Jemanlići | 337 | 209 | |||
6 | Kutanja | 433 | 310 | |||
7 | Oborci | 652 | 607 | |||
8 | Ponjavići | 285 | 331 | |||
9 | Pribraća | 715 | 426 | |||
10 | Prusac | 1,756 | 1,281 | |||
11 | Šeherdžik | 344 | 261 | |||
12 | Torlakovac | 766 | 592 |
Ethnic composition – Donji Vakuf town | |||||||
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2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||
Total | 6,711 (100,0%) | 8,771 (100,0%) | 7,224 (100,0%) | 5,012 (100,0%) | |||
Bosniaks | 6,360 (94,77%) | 5,327 (60,73%) | 4,207 (58,24%) | 3,723 (74,28%) | |||
Others | 276 (4,113%) | 114 (1,300%) | 58 (0,803%) | 20 (0,399%) | |||
Serbs | 56 (0,834%) | 2,616 (29,83%) | 1,854 (25,66%) | 882 (17,60%) | |||
Croats | 19 (0,283%) | 191 (2,178%) | 184 (2,547%) | 278 (5,547%) | |||
Yugoslavs | 523 (5,963%) | 900 (12,46%) | 84 (1,676%) | ||||
Montenegrins | 12 (0,166%) | 5 (0,100%) | |||||
Slovenes | 5 (0,069%) | 3 (0,060%) | |||||
Albanians | 2 (0,028%) | 17 (0,339%) | |||||
Macedonians | 1 (0,014%) | ||||||
Hungarians | 1 (0,014%) |
Ethnic composition – Donji Vakuf municipality | ||||||||
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2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | 1961. | ||||
Total | 13,985 (100,0%) | 24,544 (100,0%) | 22,606 (100,0%) | 20,393 (100,0%) | 16,036 (100,0%) | |||
Bosniaks | 13,376 (95,65%) | 13,509 (55,04%) | 11,600 (51,31%) | 10,528 (51,63%) | 6,289 (39.22%) | |||
Others | 444 (3,175%) | 227 (0,925%) | 177 (0,783%) | 49 (0,240%) | 51 (0.32%) | |||
Serbs | 107 (0,765%) | 9,533 (38,84%) | 8,574 (37,93%) | 8,767 (42,99%) | 7,870 (49.08%) | |||
Croats | 58 (0,415%) | 682 (2,779%) | 635 (2,809%) | 924 (4,531%) | 976 (6.09%) | |||
Yugoslavs | 593 (2,416%) | 1 592 (7,042%) | 90 (0,441%) | 850 (5.30%) | ||||
Montenegrins | 18 (0,080%) | 12 (0,059%) | ||||||
Slovenes | 5 (0,022%) | 3 (0,015%) | ||||||
Macedonians | 2 (0,009%) | |||||||
Albanians | 2 (0,009%) | 19 (0,093%) | ||||||
Hungarians | 1 (0,004%) | 1 (0,005%) |
The village of Prusac lies just outside Donji Vakuf. Bosniaks make a pilgrimage to the nearby holy site of Ajvatovica in June. It is one of the biggest events in Bosnia.
Donji Vakuf is twinned with:
Donji Vakuf
Доњи Вакуф | |
---|---|
Town and
municipality | |
Coordinates: 44°09′N 17°24′E / 44.150°N 17.400°E | |
Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Canton | Central Bosnia |
Government | |
• Municipality president | Huso Sušić ( Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 320 km2 (120 sq mi) |
Population (2013 census) | |
• Total | 13,985 |
• Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Area code | +387 30 |
Website |
www |
Donji Vakuf ( Serbian Cyrillic: Доњи Вакуф, pronounced [dɔ̂ːɲiː vǎkuf]) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
It was founded by Malkoçoğlu İbrahim Bey in 1572 and was known as "Aşağı Vakıf" ("lower waqf", i.e. Islamic endowment in Turkish). Donji Vakuf is the Bosnian translation of "Aşağı Vakıf".
From 1929 to 1941, Donji Vakuf was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. From April 1993 to 14 September 1995 the town's name was Srbobran (was occupied by Serbs paramilitary forces). During that time majority of Bosniaks are exile to neighboring town of Bugojno, and on 14 September 1995 was liberated by Bosnian Army. And the name of Donji Vakuf was reverted to original name.
Population of settlements – Donji Vakuf municipality | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Settlement | 1961. | 1971. | 1981. | 1991. | 2013. | |
Total | 16,036 | 20,393 | 22,606 | 24,544 | 13,985 | |
1 | Ćehajići | 321 | 311 | |||
2 | Daljan | 160 | 236 | |||
3 | Donji Rasavci | 339 | 204 | |||
4 | Donji Vakuf | 5,012 | 7,224 | 8,771 | 6,711 | |
5 | Jemanlići | 337 | 209 | |||
6 | Kutanja | 433 | 310 | |||
7 | Oborci | 652 | 607 | |||
8 | Ponjavići | 285 | 331 | |||
9 | Pribraća | 715 | 426 | |||
10 | Prusac | 1,756 | 1,281 | |||
11 | Šeherdžik | 344 | 261 | |||
12 | Torlakovac | 766 | 592 |
Ethnic composition – Donji Vakuf town | |||||||
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2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||
Total | 6,711 (100,0%) | 8,771 (100,0%) | 7,224 (100,0%) | 5,012 (100,0%) | |||
Bosniaks | 6,360 (94,77%) | 5,327 (60,73%) | 4,207 (58,24%) | 3,723 (74,28%) | |||
Others | 276 (4,113%) | 114 (1,300%) | 58 (0,803%) | 20 (0,399%) | |||
Serbs | 56 (0,834%) | 2,616 (29,83%) | 1,854 (25,66%) | 882 (17,60%) | |||
Croats | 19 (0,283%) | 191 (2,178%) | 184 (2,547%) | 278 (5,547%) | |||
Yugoslavs | 523 (5,963%) | 900 (12,46%) | 84 (1,676%) | ||||
Montenegrins | 12 (0,166%) | 5 (0,100%) | |||||
Slovenes | 5 (0,069%) | 3 (0,060%) | |||||
Albanians | 2 (0,028%) | 17 (0,339%) | |||||
Macedonians | 1 (0,014%) | ||||||
Hungarians | 1 (0,014%) |
Ethnic composition – Donji Vakuf municipality | ||||||||
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2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | 1961. | ||||
Total | 13,985 (100,0%) | 24,544 (100,0%) | 22,606 (100,0%) | 20,393 (100,0%) | 16,036 (100,0%) | |||
Bosniaks | 13,376 (95,65%) | 13,509 (55,04%) | 11,600 (51,31%) | 10,528 (51,63%) | 6,289 (39.22%) | |||
Others | 444 (3,175%) | 227 (0,925%) | 177 (0,783%) | 49 (0,240%) | 51 (0.32%) | |||
Serbs | 107 (0,765%) | 9,533 (38,84%) | 8,574 (37,93%) | 8,767 (42,99%) | 7,870 (49.08%) | |||
Croats | 58 (0,415%) | 682 (2,779%) | 635 (2,809%) | 924 (4,531%) | 976 (6.09%) | |||
Yugoslavs | 593 (2,416%) | 1 592 (7,042%) | 90 (0,441%) | 850 (5.30%) | ||||
Montenegrins | 18 (0,080%) | 12 (0,059%) | ||||||
Slovenes | 5 (0,022%) | 3 (0,015%) | ||||||
Macedonians | 2 (0,009%) | |||||||
Albanians | 2 (0,009%) | 19 (0,093%) | ||||||
Hungarians | 1 (0,004%) | 1 (0,005%) |
The village of Prusac lies just outside Donji Vakuf. Bosniaks make a pilgrimage to the nearby holy site of Ajvatovica in June. It is one of the biggest events in Bosnia.
Donji Vakuf is twinned with: