Busovača

For the village in Kupres municipality, see Bućovača.

Busovača (Bosnian: Бусовача) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located 60 km (37 mi) from Sarajevo, 21 km (13 mi) from Zenica, and 30 km (19 mi) from Travnik.

Busovača Бусовача
Town and municipality
Coat of arms
Busovača Location of Busovača
Coordinates: 44°06′N 17°53′E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton	Central Bosnia
Government
• Municipal mayor	Asim Mekić (SDA)
Population  (2013 census)
• Total	18,488
• Density	119/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	+387 30
Website	https://opcina-busovaca.com/

History

During the Croat–Bosniak War, the city saw heavy fighting between the Bosnian Army and the Croatian Defence Council. Busovača, with its small economy and infrastructure, is becoming an important crossroad between bigger cities.^{[citation needed][clarification needed]}

Demographics

1971

14.428 total

• Croats - 7,646 (53%)
• Bosniaks - 5,896 (40.9%)
• Serbs - 735 (5.1%)
• Yugoslavs - 60 (0.4%)
• others - 91 (0.65%)

1991

18.879 total

• Croats - 9,093 (48.1%)
• Bosniaks - 8,451 (44.8%)
• Serbs - 623 (3.3%)
• Yugoslavs - 510 (2.7%)
• Others - 202 (1%)^[1]

2013

17.910 total

• Croats - 8,873 (49.5%)
• Bosniaks - 8,681 (48.5%)
• Serbs - 205 (1.1%)
• Others - 151 (0.8%)^[2]

Notable Peoples

• Rudolf Arapović - Croatian Writer, Dissident
• Senad Brkić - Former Bosnian football player
• Marinko Čavara - Bosnian politician
• Vedran Vrhovac - Bosnian Footballer
• Mirnesa Bešlić - Accused of Million-dollar theft

Settlements

• Bare • Bukovci • Buselji • Busovača • Carica • Dobraljevo • Dolac • Donja Rovna • Gornja Rovna • Grablje • Granice • Gusti Grab • Hozanovići • Hrasno • Javor • Jazvine • Jelinak • Kaćuni • Kaonik • Katići • Kovačevac • Krčevine • Krvavičići • Kula • Kupres • Lončari • Mehurići • Merdani • Mihaljevići • Milavice • Nezirovići • Očehnići • Oselište • Podbare • Podjele • Podstijena • Polje • Prosje • Putiš • Ravan • Skradno • Solakovići • Strane • Stubica • Šudine • Turići • Zarače