Croatian percentage in Bosnian-Herzegovian municipalities 1953-1961

Croatian percentage in Bosnian-Herzegovian municipalities 1953-1961

In the census of 1953 in Bosnian-Herzegovian kotars Catholic Croats held majority in most kotars that were part of Banovina of Croatia with the difference of Odžak kotar (which was abolished and added to Modiča kotar) and Stolac (which was added to Ljubinje).Croats also held majority in town of Zenica and Vareš, which were not part of Banovina of Croatia.

[
Brčko and Tuzla proclaimed themselves as Croats on the census] By the new division of kotars into municipalities, Croats gained majority in newly created municipalities;
*Jajce (by division of kotar Jajce on Croat municipality Jajce and Serb municipality Šipovo)
*Stolac (by division of kotar Stolac on Croat municipality Stolac and Serb municiolity Ljubinje)
*Žepče (by division of kotar Zavidovići on Croat municipality Žepče and mostly Muslim (undisided) municipality Zavidovići
*Ravno (by division of kotar Trebinje on Croat municipality Ravno and Serb municipality Trebinje)
*Ljubija (from kotars Prijedor and Sanski Most)

lost majority;
*in most of municipalities which were created from old kotar Bugojno (except for the municipality of Bugojno itself)
*in Derventa municipality (former kotar Derventa)
*in Bosanski Šamac municipality (which was created with division of kotar Bosanski Šamac on Croat municipalities Odžak, Orašje and relativy Serb majority of Bosanski Šamac)

After this period Croats lost majority in municipalities (but not in the towns)
Mostar, Stolac, Bugojno, Travnik, Fojnica and Žepče. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian_percentage_in_Bosnian-Herzegovian_municipalities_1971-1991]


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