- Croatian percentage in Bosnian-Herzegovian municipalities 1953-1961
In the census of 1953 in Bosnian-Herzegovian
kotar s Catholic Croats held majority in most kotars that were part ofBanovina 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 andTuzla 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 municipalityŠipovo )
*Stolac (by division of kotarStolac on Croat municipality Stolac and Serb municiolityLjubinje )
*Žepče (by division of kotarZavidovići on Croat municipality Žepče and mostly Muslim (undisided) municipality Zavidovići
*Ravno (by division of kotarTrebinje on Croat municipality Ravno and Serb municipality Trebinje)
*Ljubija (from kotarsPrijedor andSanski Most )lost majority;
*in most of municipalities which were created from old kotarBugojno (except for the municipality of Bugojno itself)
*inDerventa municipality (former kotar Derventa)
*inBosanski Šamac municipality (which was created with division of kotar Bosanski Šamac on Croat municipalitiesOdžak ,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 andŽepče . [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian_percentage_in_Bosnian-Herzegovian_municipalities_1971-1991]
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