Maglaj

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Maglaj
Маглај

Municipality coat of arms
Municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina
General Information
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Land area
Population
Population density
Coordinates	44°33′N 18°06′E
Area code	+387 32
Mayor	Mehmed Mustabašić (SDA)
Website	http://www.maglaj.net

Maglaj is a town and municipality in Bosnia-Herzegovina. It is situated in the northern part of Bosnia-Herzegovina, in the Zenica-Doboj canton. The city is 20 km south of the city Doboj. The municipality of Maglaj is one of 12 municiplaties in the Zenica-Doboj canton. The city has a population of 25 000. The whole municipality has a population of 43 000.

The city of Maglaj never fell to the Serbs during the Bosnian War because it had a majority Muslim ethnicity. Most of the cities in Bosnia which had Muslim majorities never fell during the war.

[edit] Geography

The town is situated in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is situated in territory where bosniaks form a large majority. Maglaj has lika many other cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, an old town where there are mosques, traditional Bosnian houses and a fortress which is a symbol of Maglaj.

River Bosna flows trough Maglaj on its way north where it meets with river Sava near the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia.

[edit] External links

• http://maglaj.net/

Municipalities of the Zenica-Doboj Canton
Breza | Doboj Jug | Kakanj | Maglaj | Olovo | Tešanj | Usora | Vareš | Visoko | Zavidovići | Zenica | Žepče |

Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina

v • d • e Entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina Republika Srpska • Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina v • d • e Districts of Bosnia and Herzegovina Brčko distrikt v • d • e Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Podrinje • Central Bosnia • Herzegovina-Neretva • Posavina • Sarajevo • Tuzla • Una Sana • West Bosnia • West Herzegovina • Zenica-Doboj v • d • e Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Banovići • Bihać • Bosanska Krupa • Bosanski Petrovac • Bosansko Grahovo • Bugojno • Busovača • Bužim • Čapljina • Cazin • Čelić • Centar, Sarajevo • Čitluk • Drvar • Doboj East • Doboj South • Dobretići • Domaljevac-Šamac • Donji Vakuf • Foča-Ustikolina • Fojnica • Glamoč • Goražde • Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje • Gračanica • Gradačac • Grude • Hadžići • Ilidža • Ilijaš • Jablanica • Jajce • Kakanj • Kalesija • Kiseljak • Kladanj • Ključ • Konjic • Kreševo • Kupres • Livno • Ljubuški • Lukavac • Maglaj • Mostar • Neum • Novi Grad, Sarajevo • Novo Sarajevo • Novi Travnik • Odžak • Olovo • Orašje • Pale-Prača • Posušje • Prozor-Rama • Ravno • Sanski Most • Sapna • Široki Brijeg • Srebrenik • Stari Grad, Sarajevo • Stolac • Teočak • Tešanj • Tomislavgrad • Travnik • Trnovo (FBiH) • Tuzla • Usora • Vareš • Velika Kladuša • Visoko • Vitez • Vogošća • Zavidovići • Zenica • Žepče • Živinice Republika Srpska Berkovići • Bijeljina • Bileća • Bosanska Kostajnica • Bosanski Brod • Bratunac • Čajniče • Čelinac • Derventa • Doboj • Donji Žabar • Foča • Gacko • Grad Banja Luka • Gradiška • Han Pijesak • Istočni Drvar • Istočna Ilidža • Istočni Mostar • Istočno Novo Sarajevo • Istočni Stari Grad • Jezero • Kalinovik • Kneževo • Kozarska Dubica • Kotor Varoš • Krupa na Uni • Kupres • Laktaši • Ljubinje • Lopare • Milići • Modriča • Mrkonjić Grad • Nevesinje • Novi Grad • Novo Goražde • Osmaci • Oštra Luka • Pale • Pelagićevo • Petrovac • Petrovo • Prijedor • Prnjavor • Ribnik • Rogatica • Rudo • Šamac • Šekovići • Šipovo • Sokolac • Srbac • Srebrenica • Teslić • Trebinje • Trnovo (RS) • Ugljevik • Višegrad • Vlasenica • Vukosavlje • Zvornik

Coordinates: 44°33′N 18°06′E