Tuzla Canton

The Tuzla Canton is a canton of the Federation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The capital is Tuzla.

Related Topics:
Canton - Federation - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Tuzla

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It comprises, wholly or in part, the municipalities of Banovi?i, ?eli? (formerly part of Lopare), Doboj-East, Grada?ac, Gra?anica, Kladanj, Kalesija, Lukavac, Sapna (formerly part of Zvornik), Srebrenik, Teo?ak (formerly part of Ugljevik) and ?ivinice, as well as the city of Tuzla.

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Banovi?i - ?eli? - Lopare - Doboj - Grada?ac - Gra?anica - Kladanj - Kalesija - Lukavac - Sapna - Zvornik - Srebrenik - Teo?ak - Ugljevik - ?ivinice

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The area of the canton is 2,908 km². At the 1991 census, the canton was populated by 949,621 people of which 60% were Bosniaks, 28% Serbs, 9% Croats, and the rest belonged to minority groups.

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1991 - Bosniaks - Serbs - Croats - Minority

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In 2002, the Tuzla Canton had a population of 607,571 residents of which 546,814 were Bosniaks (90%).

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2002 - Bosniaks

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The canton was created by the Bosniak-Croat Washington Accords in 1994, and its boundaries defined by the Dayton Accords in 1995.

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1994 - Dayton Accords - 1995

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Bosnia's most-preserved medieval fort is in Srebrenik, dating from 1333.

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Fort - 1333

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