Breza

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Breza
Breza
Location of Breza within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Location of Breza within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Country Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government
 - Municipality president
Population (1991 census)
 - Total 17,317
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Breza is a town and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, famous for the local mining activities and production of coal. It covers an area of 73 km² (28 sq mi) and is part of the Zenica-Doboj Canton and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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[edit] Demographics

[edit] 1971

14.824 total

  • Muslims - 10.659 (71,90%)
  • Serbs - 2.333 (15,73%)
  • Croats - 1.446 (9,75%)
  • Yugoslavs - 225 (1,51%)
  • Others - 161 (1,11%)

[edit] 1991

In the 1991 census, the municipality of Breza had 17,317 residents: 13,079 Bosniaks, 851 Croats, 2,122 Serbs, and 1,265 others.

[edit] 2001

Breza was spared major destruction during the War. However, the population of the area had been reduced to 13,848 residents in 2001 estimation. Ethnically, the municipality of Breza is now overwhelmingly Bosniak.

[edit] 2005

In 2005, 95% of population of the municipality were ethnic Bosniaks.

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