Kalesija

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Kalesija
settlement_type =
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = BIH
timezone=CET
utc_offset=+1
map_caption =Location of Kalesija within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
timezone_DST=CEST
utc_offset_DST=+2
latNS=N
longEW=E
leader_title=Municipality president
native_name = Калесија
image_shield = GrbKalesije.jpg
image_coat_of_arms_size = 100px
Municipality coat of arms

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leader_name = Rasim Omerović (SDA)|area_total_km2 =
population_total = 41795|population_footnotes=
population_as_of=1991 census
population_density_km2 =
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pushpin_label_position =
pushpin_map_caption =Location of Kalesija
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latd = 44
latm= 27
longd= 18
longm= 52
area_code = +387 35
parts =
website = http://www.kalesija.ba

Kalesija is a town and municipality in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The town of Kalesija is located east of Tuzla. It is administratively part of the Tuzla Canton and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Demographics

1971

32.577 total
* Muslims - 24.771 (76,03)
* Serbs - 7.606 (23,34)
* Croats - 40 (0,12)
* Yugoslavs - 23 (0,07)
* Others - 137 (0,44)

1991

In the 1991 census, the municipality of Kalesija had 41,795 inhabitants:
*33,226 Bosniaks (79.5%),
*7,669 Serbs (18.4%),
*33 Croats (0.1%),
*270 Yugoslavs (0.6%),
*and 597 others (1.4%).

Current population

Today, the population of Kalesija is uncertain since no census has been conducted after 1991.However, it is certain that during the 1990s, the municipality of Kalesija received roughly 4000 Bosniak refugees from primarily the nearby municipalities of Zvornik and Bijeljina. At the same time, parts of the Serb population left, after Kalesija became an administratively part of the Tuzla Canton and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

So, today it is safe to say that the municipality of Kalesija has a clear Bosniak majority with a population of approx. 40,000 (est.) residents.

In 2005, 99% of population of the municipality were ethnic Bosniaks.

External links

* [http://www.kalesija.com/ Kalesija online] (Bosnian)
* [http://www.kalesija.ba/ Official Website of Kalesija] (Bosnian)