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Novi Travnik
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| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Government | |
| • Municipality president | Refik Lendo (SDA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 232 km2 (89.6 sq mi) |
| Population (1991 census) | |
| • Total | 30,624 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code(s) | +387 30 |
| Website | http://www.novi-travnik.com |
Novi Travnik (English translation: "New Travnik") is a town and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located south of Travnik on the road to Bugojno. It is under the administration of the Central Bosnia Canton and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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The municipality was called Novi Travnik (meaning: The New Travnik) until 1980, when it was styled Pucarevo after Đuro Pucar. In 1992 the former, original name was restored.
22,847 total
In the census of 1991,[1] the municipality of Novi Travnik had 30,624 residents, of which 39.60% were Croats, 38.04% Bosniaks, 13.35% Serbs, 6.91% Yugoslavs, and 2.11% others. The town itself had 11,520 inhabitants.
The Yugoslav Wars and their consequences altered the way and quality of living in Novi Travnik. Economy of Novi Travnik was greatly dependent to the BNT "Bratstvo" which was almost completely disabled during the war (see Banja Luka incident). MK "Bratstvo used to employ more than 7000 people and was the cornerstone of Novi Travnik.
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