Tuzla Canton | |
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 Tuzla Canton within Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Coordinates:44°33′N18°36′E / 44.550°N 18.600°E /44.550; 18.600 | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Established | 1994; 32 years ago (1994) |
| Cantonal seat | Tuzla |
| Municipalities | 13 municipalities |
| Government | |
| • Prime Minister | Irfan Halilagić (SDA) |
| • President of Assembly | Žarko Vujović (SBiH) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,649 km2 (1,023 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census)[1] | |
• Total | 445,025 |
| • Density | 168.0/km2 (435.1/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | BA-03 |
| HDI (2022) | 0.797[2] high · (5th) |
| Website | www |
TheTuzla Canton[3] (Bosnian:Tuzlanski kanton;Croatian:Tuzlanska županija;Serbian:Тузлански кантон) is afederated state and one of tencantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of two entities inBosnia and Herzegovina. The cantonal seat is the city ofTuzla.
The Tuzla Canton comprises the following municipalities:[4]
| Municipality | Population Urban | Population Municipal |
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| Tuzla | 74,457 | 110,979 |
| Živinice | 16,157 | 57,765 |
| Gračanica | 12,882 | 45,220 |
| Lukavac | 12,061 | 44,520 |
| Srebrenik | 6,694 | 39,678 |
| Gradačac | 12,764 | 39,340 |
| Kalesija | 2,039 | 33,053 |
| Banovići | 6,432 | 22,773 |
| Kladanj | 4,026 | 12,348 |
| Sapna | 2,072 | 11,178 |
| Čelić | 3,436 | 10,502 |
| Doboj Istok | 4,874 | 10,248 |
| Teočak | 2,763 | 7,424 |
| Total | 160,657 | 445,025 |
The canton was created by theWashington Agreement in 1994, and its boundaries defined by the Dayton Agreement in 1995. Tuzla Canton was called Tuzla-Podrinje Canton until February 1999. Podrinje means ‘region near the river Drina’ but as the river did not flow through the Canton, a name change was authorised.
TheSrebrenik Fortress is Bosnia's best-preserved medievalfort, dating from 1333 and is located inSrebrenik. The Panonian lake is a famous holiday resort for tourists.
Tuzla is the hip hop center of the Balkans due toEdo Maajka, Frenkie and the first hip hop station in Bosnia, which is located in Tuzla, FMJAM. Music artist guitarist Emir Hot, pianist Bešlić, accordionistEmir Vildić and violinist Selma Dizdarević are also from Tuzla. Famous singersSelma Bajrami andLepa Brena were both born in Tuzla.
As of 2013 census, a total of 445,028 inhabitants lives in Tuzla Canton.[4]
| Municipality | Nationality | Total | |||||
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| Bosniaks | % | Croats | % | Serbs | % | ||
| Tuzla Canton | 392,355 | 88.16 | 23,592 | 5.30 | 7,058 | 1.58 | 445,028 |
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