Živinice

Živinice
Živinice
	City
	Grad Živinice; City of Živinice
	Location of Živinice within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
	Živinice Location of Živinice
	Coordinates: 44°27′N 18°39′E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government
• Mayor	Samir Kamenjaković (SDP BiH)
Area
• Total	291 km2 (112 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)
• Total	57,765
• Density	198,50/km2 (51,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)	+387 35
Website	www.zivinice.ba

Živinice is a city located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, south of Tuzla. As of 2013, it has a population of 57,765 inhabitants.

History

The origin of the name Živinice is still not established. According to M. Hadžijanić Živinice was mentioned in a Turkish document of 1764 as "Živinice called Uskopči, probably (Oskovci) in nahija Tuzla".[1]

Demographics

1991

In the 1991 census, the municipality of Živinice had 54,783 inhabitants, of which there were:

49,011 Bosniaks (80.34%)
2,096 Croats (7.25%)
1,525 Serbs (6.43%)
1,101 Yugoslavs (3.88%)
and 1,135 others or unknown (2.07%)

The town of Živinice itself had 11,956 residents. By the last documents, Živinice had 12,102 residents.

2013 Census

Municipality	Nationality						Total
Municipality	Bosniaks	%	Croats	%	Serbs	%	Total
Živinice	53,089	91.90	2,508	4.03	242	0.41	57,765

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Sport

NK Slaven Živinice
KK Živinice
FK EuroGol Živinice
ASK Patriot
ASK B-Unit

Općina Živinice

Bašigovci, Brnjica, Djedino, Dubrave Donje, Dubrave Gornje, Dunajevići, Đurđevik, Gračanica, Kovači, Kršići, Kuljan, Lukavica Donja, Lukavica Gornja, Odorovići, Strašanj, Priluk, Spreča, Suha, Svojat, Šarenjak - Hornica, Šerići, Tupković Donji, Tupković Gornji, Višća Donja, Višća Gornja, Vrnojevići, Zelenika, Zukići, Živinice Gornje, Brcanine, Šišici, Mestrici, Zenuni.

Notable residents

Boris Živković, Croatian footballer
Dragan Perić, Serbian athlete, World Championships bronze medalist
Denijal Pirić, retired footballer
Elvir Rahimić, footballer
Jasmin Fejzić, football goalkeeper
Mirsad Bešlija, footballer
Jusuf Nurkić, basketball player
Samir Memišević, footballer
Adnan Babajić, singer, the winner of talents show Operacija trijumf

Monuments

Statue of Josip Broz Tito
Monument to dead fighters of Bosnian War

Education

Nine elementary schools and two high schools.

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.

Notes

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