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Breza Бреза | |
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Town andmunicipality | |
 Seal | |
 Location of Breza within Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |
| Coordinates:44°01′00″N18°15′40″E / 44.01667°N 18.26111°E /44.01667; 18.26111 | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Canton |  Zenica-Doboj |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Vedad Jusić (SDA) |
| Area | |
• Town andmunicipality | 729 km2 (281 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
• Town andmunicipality | 14,168[1] |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,014 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | 032[2] |
| Website | breza |
Breza (Serbian Cyrillic:Бреза) is a town and municipality located inZenica-Doboj Canton of theFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity ofBosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is famous formining and production of coal. It covers an area of 73 km2 (28 sq mi).
Breza as a settlement was first time mentioned in documents dating from the 2nd century asHedum Kastelum (Inhabited Castle). The ancient town was the capital of the infamousDaesitiates, an Ilyrian tribe which had most of the territory of modern central Bosnia under control before being crushed by theRomans.[citation needed]
According to the2013 census, the municipality has a population of 14,168 inhabitants.[1]
The municipality has three primary schools and twosecondary schools, one of which is agymnasium and the other one is a technical/vocational school.[3][4]
Breza is famous for having one of the oldest clubs formed in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the football club Rudar was formed in 1924.[citation needed] The town is also famous for many local volleyball and basketball clubs.[5]
In the1971 census:
| Ethnicity | Population | % |
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| Muslims | 10,659 | 71.90% |
| Serbs | 2,333 | 15.73% |
| Croats | 1,446 | 9.75% |
| Yugoslavs | 225 | 1.51% |
| Others | 161 | 1.11% |
| Total: | 14,824 | 100% |
In the1991 census, the municipality of Breza had 17,317 residents:
| Ethnicity | Population | % |
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| Muslims | 13,079 | 75.52% |
| Serbs | 2,122 | 12.25% |
| Croats | 851 | 4.91% |
| Others | 1,265 | 7.32% |
| Total: | 17,317 | 100% |
In the2013 census, the municipality of Breza had 14,168 residents:
| Ethnicity | Population | % |
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| Bosniaks | 13,154 | 92.8% |
| Croats | 314 | 2.2% |
| Serbs | 121 | 0.9% |
| Others | 579 | 4.1% |
| Total: | 14,168 | 100% |
In the 2013 census, the town of Breza had 3,014 residents:
| Ethnicity | Population | % |
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| Bosniaks | 2,354 | 78.1% |
| Croats | 258 | 8.6% |
| Serbs | 89 | 3% |
| Others | 313 | 10.4% |
| Total: | 3,014 | 100% |
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