Teočak (Serbian Cyrillic: Теочак) is a municipality located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The center of the municipality is the village of Teočak-Krstac.
Teočak
Теочак | |
|---|---|
 Location of Teočak within Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |
  Teočak Location of Teočak | |
| Coordinates: 44°36′10″N 18°59′05″E / 44.60278°N 18.98472°E | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Canton |  Tuzla Canton |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Tajib Muminović (SDA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.37 km2 (11.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 7,424 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +387 35 |
| Website | https://www.opcinateocak.ba |
Geography
editThe municipality borders the municipality of Lopare to the west, Ugljevik to the north and east, and Sapna to the south. It is administratively part of the Tuzla Canton in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
History
editDuring the 1990s, due to the Bosnian war, the area of Teočak received several hundred Bosniak refugees from primarily the north and northeast areas of Teočak.
Before the war, Teočak was part of the Ugljevik municipality, and became itself a municipality as part of the Dayton Agreement.
Religion
editThe total number of mosques in the Teočak municipality is 7.[1]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2013 census, the municipality has a total of 7,424 inhabitants.[2]
Population and ethnicity by settlement
edit| Settlement | Total | Nationality | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosniaks | % | Croats | % | Serbs | % | Others | % | ||
| Bilalići | 997 | 997 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brijest | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Gornja Krčina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasenje | 18 | 18 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasikovac | 939 | 938 | 99.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Priboj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sniježnica | 1,690 | 1,684 | 99.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Stari Teočak | 797 | 797 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teočak-Krstac | 2,763 | 2,749 | 99.5 | 3 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.03 | 10 | 0.4 |
| Tursunovo Brdo | 215 | 215 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Municipality total | 7,424 | 7,398 | 99.6 | 5 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.2 |
Gallery
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Ancient stone balls -
View on Teočak -
Fethija Mosque in Teočak
References
edit- ^ "TEOČAK I FETHIJA DŽAMIJA". www.rijaset.ba. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06.
- ^ "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in Bosnia and Herzegovina". 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
External links
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