Bihać

Bihać
Бихаћ
City
City of Bihać
Bihać

Coat of arms

Location of Bihać within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bihać
Location in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates: 44°49′N 15°52′E / 44.817°N 15.867°E / 44.817; 15.867
Country  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity  Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton Una-Sana Canton
Government
  Municipality president Šuhret Fazlić
Area
  City 900 km2 (300 sq mi)
  Urban 163 km2 (63 sq mi)
Elevation 230 m (750 ft)
Population (2013 census)[1]
  City 43,007
  Density 62.51/km2 (161.9/sq mi)
  Urban 56,261
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
ZIP code 77000
Area code(s) +387 37
Climate Cfb
Website www.bihac.org
The Seal and Armorial Bearings of Bihać town from the 14th century.

Bihać (Cyrillic: Бихаћ; pronounced [bǐxaːt͡ɕ]) is a city and the administrative center of Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of river Una in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the Bosanska Krajina region. As of 2013, it has a population of 56,261 inhabitants.

Settlements

Demographics

According to the 2013 census, the city of Bihać has a population of 56,261 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the municipality:

Ethnic group Population
2013[2]
Bosniaks 49,550
Croats 3,265
Serbs 910
Yugoslavs -
Others/Unspecified 2,536
Total 56,261

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Bihać (1961–1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.0
(68)
22.0
(71.6)
27.2
(81)
30.8
(87.4)
32.6
(90.7)
34.6
(94.3)
38.6
(101.5)
37.4
(99.3)
35.0
(95)
29.6
(85.3)
25.6
(78.1)
21.0
(69.8)
38.6
(101.5)
Average high °C (°F) 4.0
(39.2)
6.5
(43.7)
11.2
(52.2)
16.3
(61.3)
21.0
(69.8)
24.2
(75.6)
26.7
(80.1)
26.2
(79.2)
22.6
(72.7)
16.9
(62.4)
10.6
(51.1)
5.3
(41.5)
15.9
(60.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.3
(32.5)
2.3
(36.1)
6.1
(43)
10.7
(51.3)
15.1
(59.2)
18.3
(64.9)
20.1
(68.2)
19.3
(66.7)
15.9
(60.6)
11.3
(52.3)
6.3
(43.3)
1.7
(35.1)
10.6
(51.1)
Average low °C (°F) −3.7
(25.3)
−1.7
(28.9)
1.2
(34.2)
5.1
(41.2)
9.1
(48.4)
12.2
(54)
13.3
(55.9)
13.0
(55.4)
10.3
(50.5)
6.5
(43.7)
2.3
(36.1)
−1.9
(28.6)
5.5
(41.9)
Record low °C (°F) −24.8
(−12.6)
−21.2
(−6.2)
−17.8
(0)
−4.6
(23.7)
−2.4
(27.7)
2.4
(36.3)
4.4
(39.9)
3.6
(38.5)
−2.4
(27.7)
−5.6
(21.9)
−18.0
(−0.4)
−18.2
(−0.8)
−24.8
(−12.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 85.8
(3.378)
90.8
(3.575)
99.2
(3.906)
115.0
(4.528)
116.3
(4.579)
109.0
(4.291)
105.9
(4.169)
109.5
(4.311)
107.9
(4.248)
109.6
(4.315)
146.2
(5.756)
113.6
(4.472)
1,308.8
(51.528)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.8 14.3 14.5 14.6 14.2 14.0 10.1 10.5 10.0 12.2 14.2 15.0 157.4
Average snowy days (≥ 1.0 cm) 16.2 13.4 8.4 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 5.0 13.1 57.5
Average relative humidity (%) 79.8 76.7 70.6 66.7 68.9 70.5 69.3 73.1 76.5 77.6 78.9 80.6 74.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 58.3 74.0 125.4 152.1 202.1 219.7 265.6 228.2 171.6 117.4 73.2 50.3 1,737.9
Source: Meteorological Institute of Bosnia and Herzegovina[3]

Economy

Bihać inner city panorama

The agricultural sector is significant, due to the large and fertile soil.[4]

Notable people

See also

Notes

  1. World Gazetteer Archived 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. "POPIS STANOVNIŠTVA, DOMAĆINSTAVA I STANOVA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI, 2013. REZULTATI POPISA" (PDF). popis2013.ba (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  3. "Meteorlogical data for station Bihać in period 1961–1990". Meteorological Institute of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  4. Arnautovic, Marija (21 September 2012), Bosnian Town Preserves Coexistence Legacy: Bihać is one of the few places where conflict failed to drive a wedge between communities, TRI Issue 757, Institute for War and Peace Reporting, retrieved 27 December 2015

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.

Coordinates: 44°49′N 15°52′E / 44.817°N 15.867°E / 44.817; 15.867

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