Kalesija

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Kalesija
Калесија
Coat of arms of Kalesija
Coat of arms
Location of Kalesija within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Location of Kalesija within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Kalesija (Bosnia)
Kalesija
Kalesija
Location of Kalesija
Coordinates: 44°27′N 18°52′E / 44.45, 18.867
Country Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government
 - Municipality president Rasim Omerović (SDA)
Population (1991 census)
 - Total 41,795
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) +387 35
Website: http://www.kalesija.ba

Kalesija is a town and municipality in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The town of Kalesija is located east of Tuzla. It is administratively part of the Tuzla Canton and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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[edit] Demographics

[edit] 1971

32.577 total

  • Muslims - 24.771 (76,03)
  • Serbs - 7.606 (23,34)
  • Croats - 40 (0,12)
  • Yugoslavs - 23 (0,07)
  • Others - 137 (0,44)

[edit] 1991

In the 1991 census, the municipality of Kalesija had 41,795 inhabitants:

[edit] Current population

Today, the population of Kalesija is uncertain since no census has been conducted after 1991. However, it is certain that during the 1990s, the municipality of Kalesija received roughly 4000 Bosniak refugees from primarily the nearby municipalities of Zvornik and Bijeljina. At the same time, parts of the Serb population left, after Kalesija became an administratively part of the Tuzla Canton and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

So, today it is safe to say that the municipality of Kalesija has a clear Bosniak majority with a population of approx. 40,000 (est.) residents.

In 2005, 99% of population of the municipality were ethnic Bosniaks.

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Coordinates: 44°27′N, 18°52′E