Odžak
Odžak is a town and municipality located in Posavina Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, near the river of Sava, 10 km (6.2 mi) from the border with Croatia.
Odžak Оџак | |
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Town and municipality | |
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 Location of Odžak within Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Coordinates: 45°0′38″N 18°19′35″E | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Government | |
| • Municipality president | Jakov Ivanković (HDZ BiH) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 118 km2 (46 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Total | 21,289 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code(s) | +387 31 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
Population
| Population of settlements – Odžak municipality | |||||
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| Settlement | 1971. | 1981. | 1991. | 2013. | |
| Total | 25,901 | 27,895 | 30,056 | 21,289 | |
| 1 | Donja Dubica | 3,254 | 1,472 | ||
| 2 | Donji Svilaj | 1,576 | 1,107 | ||
| 3 | Gornja Dubica | 1,596 | 918 | ||
| 4 | Gornji Svilaj | 1,810 | 673 | ||
| 5 | Novi Grad | 1,907 | 362 | ||
| 6 | Novo Selo | 2,669 | 1,605 | ||
| 7 | Odžak | 6,064 | 7,634 | 9,386 | 8,259 |
| 8 | Posavska Mahala | 1,199 | 849 | ||
| 9 | Potočani | 2,250 | 1,332 | ||
| 10 | Prud | 1,293 | 941 | ||
| 11 | Vrbovac | 1,721 | 1,015 | ||
Ethnic composition
| Ethnic composition – Odžak town | |||||||
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| 2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||
| Total | 8,259 (100,0%) | 9,386 (100,0%) | 7,634 (100,0%) | 6,064 (100,0%) | |||
| Bosniaks | 6,185 (74,89%) | 6,205 (66,11%) | 5,347 (70,04%) | 4,760 (78,50%) | |||
| Croats | 1,682 (20,37%) | 1,404 (14,96%) | 950 (12,44%) | 751 (12,38%) | |||
| Others | 311 (3,766%) | 359 (3,825%) | 85 (1,113%) | 48 (0,792%) | |||
| Serbs | 81 (0,981%) | 599 (6,382%) | 470 (6,157%) | 372 (6,135%) | |||
| Yugoslavs | 819 (8,726%) | 740 (9,693%) | 81 (1,336%) | ||||
| Montenegrins | 15 (0,196%) | 11 (0,181%) | |||||
| Albanians | 14 (0,183%) | 27 (0,445%) | |||||
| Slovenes | 5 (0,065%) | 2 (0,033%) | |||||
| Hungarians | 5 (0,065%) | 10 (0,165%) | |||||
| Macedonians | 3 (0,039%) | 2 (0,033%) | |||||
| Ethnic composition – Odžak municipality | |||||||
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| 2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||
| Total | 21,289 (100,0%) | 30,056 (100,0%) | 27,895 (100,0%) | 25,901 (100,0%) | |||
| Croats | 11,621 (61,74%) | 16,338 (54,36%) | 15,430 (55,31%) | 14,995 (57,89%) | |||
| Bosniaks | 6,220 (33,05%) | 6,220 (20,69%) | 5,371 (19,25%) | 4,777 (18,44%) | |||
| Serbs | 582 (3,092%) | 5,667 (18,85%) | 5 361 (19,22%) | 5,881 (22,71%) | |||
| Others | 340 (1,806%) | 684 (2,276%) | 376 (1,348%) | 97 (0,375%) | |||
| Albanians | 48 (0,255%) | 21 (0,075%) | 28 (0,108%) | ||||
| Roma | 8 (0,043%) | ||||||
| Montenegrins | 1 (0,005%) | 28 (0,100%) | 15 (0,058%) | ||||
| Slovenes | 1 (0,005%) | 8 (0,029%) | 3 (0,012%) | ||||
| Yugoslavs | 1 147 (3,816%) | 1 276 (4,574%) | 85 (0,328%) | ||||
| Macedonians | 13 (0,047%) | 5 (0,019%) | |||||
| Hungarians | 11 (0,039%) | 15 (0,058%) | |||||
Economy
Before the Yugoslav Wars Over 5,000 people were employed primarily in industry and agriculture. From the largest industrial facilities were: "Strolit" - over 700 employees, "Energoinvest" - over 460 employees, "Vuntex" - over 400 employees, "Borovo" - about 200, 300 people were in Water Management Company "Posavina", there are also "Izbor", "Ratar", "Novogranja" etc.
Sports
The local football club is NK Odžak 102.
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Odžak. |
- www.odzak.com (in Bosnian and Croatian)
- EBProgramming Inc. (in Bosnian and Croatian)
Municipalities of the Posavina Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
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