Doboj East

Doboj East
Добој Исток
Town and municipality

Location of Doboj East within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Country  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government
 • Municipality president Kemal Bratić (SDA)
Area
 • Total 41 km2 (16 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)
 • Total 10,866
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s) +387 35
Website www.opcinadobojistok.ba

Doboj East (Doboj Istok/Добој Исток) is a town and municipality located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was created after the Dayton peace agreement in 1998 by seceding from the municipality of Doboj.

Municipality

It consists of the local communities of Lukavica Rijeka, Stanić Rijeka, Klokotnica, Velika Brijesnica and Mala Brijesnica.

Demographics


2013 Census

Municipality Nationality
Total
Bosniaks
%
Croats
%
Serbs
%
DOBOJ-ISTOK 9,83095.92 180.17 12 0.11 10,248

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Geography

Doboj East is sutiated between the municipalities of Gračanica and Doboj, on the left side of the Spreča river, in the Spreča valley, surrounded by the Trebava mountain. It is mainly a rural municipality, densely populated and has a high birth rate.

History

The area of present-day Doboj East was populated since the Middle Ages, and according to some written documents the first time Brijesnica Mala and Klokotnica were mentioned is in 1528. and Lukavica Rijeka and Stanić Rijeka in 1533.

Economy

The main industries in Doboj East are agriculture, textile industry and food industry.

Tourism

Most tourists come to Doboj East for hunting, fishing and adventure tourism.

See also

References

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Coordinates: 44°44′00″N 18°11′20″E / 44.7333°N 18.1889°E / 44.7333; 18.1889

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