Orašje () is a city and the capital of Posavina Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the banks of river Sava near the border with Croatia. As of 2013, it has a population of 19,861 inhabitants.
Demographics
Population Population of settlements – Orašje municipalitySettlement1971.1981.1991.2013.Total25,74027,80628,21121,2841Bok1,7051,3922Donja Mahala4,2733,7023Kopanice1,3177684Kostrč1,6551,3795Matići2,0341,6026Orašje2,7873,4203,9073,7967Oštra Luka1,5958Tolisa3,3262,7319Ugljara1,4001,20510Vidovice2,2731,678
Ethnic composition Ethnic composition – Orašje town2013.1991.1981.1971.Total3,796 (100,0%)3,907 (100,0%)3,420 (100,0%)2,787 (100,0%)Bosniaks2,075 (57,41%)1,843 (47,17%)1,503 (43,95%)1,840 (66,02%)Croats1,350 (37,35%)591 (15,13%)426 (12,46%)333 (11,95%)Unaffiliated84 (2,324%)Serbs42 (1,162%)875 (22,40%)662 (19,36%)442 (15,86%)Albanians27 (0,747%)29 (0,848%)34 (1,220%)Others21 (0,581%)128 (3,276%)16 (0,468%)24 (0,861%)Unknown7 (0,194%)Yugoslavs2 (0,055%)470 (12,03%)761 (22,25%)92 (3,301%)Montenegrins2 (0,055%)10 (0,292%)14 (0,502%)Roma2 (0,055%)5 (0,179%)Macedonians1 (0,028%)10 (0,292%)Ukrainians1 (0,028%)Slovenes2 (0,058%)1 (0,036%)Hungarians1 (0,029%)2 (0,072%) Ethnic composition – Orašje municipality2013.1991.1981.1971.Total21,284 (100,0%)28,367 (100,0%)27,806 (100,0%)25,740 (100,0%)Croats17,345 (87,33%)21,308 (75,12%)20,705 (74,46%)19,354 (75,19%)Bosniaks2,127 (10,71%)1,893 (6,673%)1,548 (5,567%)1,867 (7,253%)Serbs159 (0,800%)4,235 (14,93%)4 151 (14,93%)4,266 (16,57%)Unaffiliated100 (0,503%)Others59 (0,297%)305 (1,075%)174 (0,626%)62 (0,241%)Albanians28 (0,141%)42 (0,151%)34 (0,132%)Unknown26 (0,131%)Ukrainians5 (0,025%)Yugoslavs4 (0,020%)626 (2,207%)1,153 (4,147%)131 (0,509%)Macedonians3 (0,015%)12 (0,043%)2 (0,008%)Montenegrins2 (0,010%)18 (0,065%)15 (0,058%)Roma2 (0,010%)5 (0,019%)Turks1 (0,005%)Slovenes2 (0,007%)2 (0,008%)Hungarians1 (0,004%)2 (0,008%)
Sports The local football club is HNK Orašje.
Notable people Zdenko Baotić, footballer Bakir Beširević, former footballer Ivo Gregurević, actor Edin Husić, footballer Miro Klaić, former football player Mato Neretljak, former footballer Marko Topić, former footballer Aleksandar Živković, footballer
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