Donji Vakuf

Donji Vakuf
Доњи Вакуф
Town and municipality

Location of Donji Vakuf within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Donji Vakuf
Location of Donji Vakuf
Coordinates: 44°09′N 17°24′E / 44.150°N 17.400°E / 44.150; 17.400
Country  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government
  Municipality president Husein Sušić (SDA)
Area
  Total 320 km2 (120 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)
  Total 13,985
  Density 46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s) +387 30
Website www.donji-vakuf.ba

Donji Vakuf (pronounced [dɔ̂ːɲiː vǎkuf]) (Serbian Cyrillic: Доњи Вакуф) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

It was founded by Malkoçoğlu İbrahim Bey in 1572 and was known as "Aşağı Vakıf" ("lower foundation" in Turkish). Donji Vakuf is Bosnian translation of "Aşağı Vakıf".

Settlements

History

From 1929 to 1941, Donji Vakuf was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Demographics

Ethnic composition
Year Serb  % Bosniaks  % Croats  % Yugoslavs  % Others  % Total
19617,87049.08%6,28939.22%9766.09%8505.30%510.32%16,036
19718,76742,99%10,52851,62%9244,53%900,44%840,42%20,393
19818,57437.93%11,60051.31%6352.81%1,5927.04%2661.18%22,606
19919,37538.69%13,39355.23%6862.83%6222.57%1560.64%24,232
20131070.76%13,37695.64%580.41%00%3862.76%13,985

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Tourism

The village of Prusac lies just outside Donji Vakuf. Bosniaks make a pilgrimage to the nearby holy site of Ajvatovica inJune. It is one of the biggest events in the whole of Bosnia.

Twin towns — sister cities

Donji Vakuf is twinned with:

References

Coordinates: 44°09′N 17°24′E / 44.150°N 17.400°E / 44.150; 17.400

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