- Breza
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Breza
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = BIH
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map_caption =Location of Breza within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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population_total = 17317|population_footnotes=
population_as_of=1991 census
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website =Breza is a town and municipality in central
Bosnia and Herzegovina , famous for the localmining activities and production of coal. It covers an area of convert|73|km2|sqmi|abbr=on and is part of theZenica-Doboj Canton and theFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina .About Breza
Total area of municipality of Breza is 83 square kilometers. It is located in Zenica-Doboj Cantons and it borders with four municipalities;
Ilijaš ,Kakanj ,Vareš andVisoko . Its economic environment is based on coalmine, which was established in year 1907.Demographics
1971
14.824 total
* Muslims - 10.659 (71,90%)
* Serbs - 2.333 (15,73%)
* Croats - 1.446 (9,75%)
* Yugoslavs - 225 (1,51%)
* Others - 161 (1,11%)1991
In the 1991
census , the municipality of Breza had 17,317 residents: 13,079Bosniaks , 851Croats , 2,122Serbs , and 1,265 others.2001
Breza was spared major destruction during the War. However, the population of the area had been reduced to 13,848 residents in 2001
estimation . Ethnically, the municipality of Breza is now overwhelminglyBosniak .2005
In 2005, 95% of population of the municipality were ethnic Bosniaks.
Places in the municipality
Banjevac, Breza, Bukovik, Bulbušići, Gornja Breza, Izbod, Kamenice, Koritnik, Mahala, Mahmutovića Rijeka, Nasići, Očevlje, Orahovo, Podgora, Potkraj, Prhinje, Seoce, Slivno, Smailbegovići, Smrekovica, Sutješćica, Trtorići, Vardište, Vijesolići, Vlahinje, Vrbovik, Založje, Župča.
External links
* [http://www.breza.com/ Official Web Page]
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