Doboj East
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.
Doboj East Добој Исток | |
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Town and municipality | |
 Location of Doboj East within Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |
| Country |  |
| Government | |
| • Municipality president | Kemal Bratić (SDA) |
| Area | |
| • Town and municipality | 41 km2 (16 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Town and municipality | 10,248 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4,874 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code(s) | +387 35 |
| Website | www |
Municipality
It consists of the local communities of Lukavica Rijeka, Stanić Rijeka, Klokotnica, Velika Brijesnica and Mala Brijesnica.
Geography
Doboj East is situated 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.
Demographics
Population
| Population of settlements – Doboj East municipality | |||
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| Settlement | 1991. | 2013. | |
| Total | 7,969 | 10,866 | |
| 1 | Brijesnica Mala | 1,530 | 1,764 |
| 2 | Brijesnica Velika | 1,771 | 1,872 |
| 3 | Klokotnica | 3,989 | 4,874 |
| 4 | Lukavica Rijeka | 983 | 1,037 |
| 5 | Stanić Rijeka | 701 | |
Ethnic composition
| Ethnic composition – Doboj East municipality | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013. | 1991. | ||||||
| Total | 10,866 (100,0%) | 7,969 (100,0%) | |||||
| Bosniaks | 9,909 (96,69%) | 7,811 (98,02%) | |||||
| Unknown | 274 (2,674%) | ||||||
| Croats | 18 (0,176%) | 5 (0,063%) | |||||
| Unaffiliated | 18 (0,176%) | ||||||
| Others | 15 (0,146%) | 44 (0,552%) | |||||
| Serbs | 12 (0,117%) | 61 (0,765%) | |||||
| Albanians | 1 (0,010%) | ||||||
| Roma | 1 (0,010%) | ||||||
| Yugoslavs | 48 (0,602%) | ||||||
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
External links
Municipalities of the Tuzla Canton | ||
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