Žepče

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Žepče
Жепче
[[Image:|100px|Coat of arms]]
Municipality coat of arms
Municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Map of Bosnia and Herzegovina highlighting the town or municipality location
General Information
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Land area
Population (1991 census) 22,840
Population density
Coordinates 44°26′N, 18°02′E
Area code +387 32
Mayor Mato Zovko (HDZ)
Website http://www.opcina-zepce.com

Žepče is a town and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located between Doboj and Zenica. It is administratively part of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The town was first mentioned in 1458 in a charter issued by the Bosnian King Stjepan Tomašević.

In the 1991 census, the municipality of Žepče had 22,840 inhabitants, of which there were 10,780 Bosniaks (47%), 9,081 Croats (40%), 2,289 Serbs (10%), 531 Yugoslavs (2%), and 159 others (1%). The town Žepče itself had 6,841 residents.

The town is home to the football club NK Žepče.

  • Settlement: Bos Srbs Croats Yugos Others Sum B% S% C% Y% O%
  • Zepce 3382 416 2545 400 98 6841 49% 6% 37% 6% 1%

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


 
Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Zastava Bosne i Hercegovine

Coordinates: 44°26′N, 18°02′E