| Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Грачаница |
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| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Government | |
| - Municipality president | Nusret Helić (SDP) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 219 km2 (84.6 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 55,000 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code(s) | +387 35 |
| Website | http://www.opcina-gracanica.ba |
Gračanica is a town and a municipality in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, located east of Doboj and west of Tuzla.
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Gračanica
Gracanica is located in the lower valley of the River Spreca along the main road from Tuzla to Doboj, about 50km west of Tuzla.
Municipality
The Gračanica municipality is currently the home of about 55,000 people. Villages around the town are: Piskavica, Škahovica, Soko, Vranovići, Doborovci, Malešići, Lukavica, Džakule, Prijeko Brdo, Trnovci, Stjepan Polje, Pribava, Donja Lohinja, Gornja Lohinja, Donja Orahovica, Gornja Orahovica, Rašljeva, Miričina.
The Gračanica municipality covers 219 square kilometers.
History
First writings about Gračanica were found in Turkish archives from year 1528, in which time Gračanica was known by its iron mine. Some 4 km (2.5 mi) away from the town was a middle age fortress named Sokol. Gračanica got the status of a town in 1548. It grew bigger during the XVII century, with the help of Ahmed-paša Budimlija, who built the White Mosque, a public bath and a clock tower. Through the time of Austrian Empire,Gračanica experienced huge economic,urban and culture development.
Climate
The average temperature during January is 1.8 °C (35.2 °F), and during July 23.3 °C (73.9 °F).
This area is characteristic for small quantity of downfalls,which average year amount is 830mm/m2. Maximum quantity of downfalls is in May (121mm) and June (101mm),and minimum in March (41mm). Snowfalls are most often at January,February and March ( Average: 50 days in a year ). Gračanica is area with continental climate type.
Demographics
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| Year | Serb | % | Muslims | % | Croats | % | Yugoslavs | % | Others | % | Total | ||
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| 1961 | 8,543 | 28.29% | 20,726 | 68.62% | 171 | 0.57% | 686 | 2.27% | 77 | 0.25% | 30,203 | ||
| 1971 | 13,135 | 27,97% | 33,135 | 70,57% | 199 | 0.42% | 184 | 0.39% | 297 | 0.65% | 46,950 | ||
| 1981 | 13,226 | 24.35% | 38,189 | 70.32% | 135 | 0.25% | 2,359 | 4.34% | 402 | 0.74% | 54,311 | ||
| 1991 | 13,566 | 22.97% | 42,628 | 72.19% | 135 | 0.23% | 1,501 | 2.54% | 1,220 | 2.07% | 59,050 | ||
In 1991 the Town of Gračanica had a total of 12,711 people...
- Muslims by nationality - 10,298
- Serbs - 1,173
- Yugoslavs - 883
- Croats - 50
- others and unknown - 307
2005
In 2005, almost entire population of the municipality (100%) was composed of ethnic Bosniaks. [1]
References
- Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
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Coordinates: 44°41′21″N 18°18′08″E / 44.68917°N 18.30222°E
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