Ljubuški
City in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ljubuški Љубушки | |
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Grad Ljubuški Град Љубушки City of Ljubuški | |
Ljubuški | |
Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Ljubuški within Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
43°11′53″N 17°32′48″E / 43.19806°N 17.54667°E / 43.19806; 17.54667 | |
Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Canton | West Herzegovina Canton |
Geographical region | Herzegovina |
Government | |
• Mayor | Vedran Markotić (HDZ BiH) |
Area | |
• City | 292.7 km2 (113.0 sq mi) |
Population (2013) | |
• City | 28,184 |
• Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
• Urban | 4,023 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Post code | 88320 |
Area code | +387 039 |
Website | www |
Ljubuški (Cyrillic: Љубушки) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the West Herzegovina Canton, a subdivision of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Kravica cascades lie within the city, near the settlement of Studenci. The city is known for its many dogs.
History
The city was first mentioned in 1444.
Yugoslav Wars
During the Bosnian War, Ljubuški served as the headquarters of the Croatian Defence Forces.[citation needed]
Settlements
Demographics
Population
Population of settlements – Ljubuški city | |||||
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Settlement | 1971. | 1981. | 1991. | 2013. | |
Total | 28,269 | 27,603 | 28,340 | 28,184 | |
1 | Cerno | 403 | 355 | ||
2 | Crveni Grm | 1,081 | 885 | ||
3 | Grab | 1,344 | 1,155 | ||
4 | Grabovnik | 396 | 423 | ||
5 | Grljevići | 475 | 315 | ||
6 | Hardomilje | 730 | 889 | ||
7 | Hrašljani | 481 | 798 | ||
8 | Humac | 1,572 | 2,775 | ||
9 | Klobuk | 1,579 | 1,232 | ||
10 | Lipno | 536 | 223 | ||
11 | Lisice | 567 | 652 | ||
12 | Ljubuški | 2,804 | 3,700 | 4,198 | 4,023 |
13 | Miletina | 427 | 376 | ||
14 | Mostarska Vrata | 381 | 491 | ||
15 | Orahovlje | 207 | 216 | ||
16 | Otok | 549 | 590 | ||
17 | Pregrađe | 641 | 861 | ||
18 | Proboj | 769 | 701 | ||
19 | Prolog | 726 | 667 | ||
20 | Radišići | 2,502 | 2,363 | ||
21 | Šipovača | 623 | 643 | ||
22 | Stubica | 299 | 305 | ||
23 | Studenci | 1,190 | 1,143 | ||
24 | Teskera | 285 | 396 | ||
25 | Vašarovići | 970 | 801 | ||
26 | Veljaci | 1,218 | 1,249 | ||
27 | Vitina | 2,154 | 1,951 | ||
28 | Vojnići | 644 | 576 | ||
29 | Zvirići | 275 | 272 |
Ethnic composition
Ethnic composition – Ljubuški urban centre | |||||||||
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2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||||
Total | 4,023 (100,0%) | 4,198 (100,0%) | 3,700 (100,0%) | 2,804 (100,0%) | |||||
Croats | 3,352 (83,32%) | 2,658 (63,32%) | 2,164 (58,48%) | 1,328 (47,36%) | |||||
Bosniaks | 581 (14,44%) | 1,174 (27,97%) | 1,037 (28,02%) | 1,308 (46,64%) | |||||
Unaffiliated | 30 (0,746%) | ||||||||
Albanians | 23 (0,572%) | ||||||||
Serbs | 18 (0,447%) | 53 (1,263%) | 51 (1,370%) | 88 (3,130%) | |||||
Others | 13 (0,323%) | 133 (3,168%) | 35 (0,940%) | 37 (1,310%) | |||||
Unknown | 6 (0,149%) | ||||||||
Yugoslavs | 180 (4,288%) | 413 (11,16%) | 43 (1,530%) |
Ethnic composition – Ljubuški city | |||||||
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2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||
Total | 28,184 (100,0%) | 28,340 (100,0%) | 27,603 (100,0%) | 28,269 (100,0%) | |||
Croats | 27,271 (96,76%) | 26,127 (92,19%) | 25,334 (91,78%) | 26,198 (92,67%) | |||
Bosniaks | 717 (2,543%) | 1,592 (5,618%) | 1,498 (5,427%) | 1,812 (6,410%) | |||
Unaffiliated | 51 (0,181%) | ||||||
Serbs | 41 (0,145%) | 65 (0,229%) | 83 (0,301%) | 118 (0,417%) | |||
Unknown | 36 (0,128%) | ||||||
Others | 35 (0,124%) | 329 (1,161%) | 173 (0,627%) | 92 (0,325%) | |||
Albanians | 30 (0,106%) | ||||||
Montenegrins | 2 (0,007%) | ||||||
Slovenes | 1 (0,004%) | ||||||
Yugoslavs | 227 (0,801%) | 515 (1,866%) | 49 (0,173%) |
Sports
The city is home to Bosnia and Herzegovina's most successful handball club, HRK Izviđač, with eight Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship titles won, two football clubs, NK Sloga Ljubuški and NK Ljubuški, and HKK Ljubuški basketball club.
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ljubuški.
- Ljubuški official webpage
- www.ljubuski.info (in Croatian)
- www.ljubusaci.com (in Bosnian)
- www.ljubuski.com