Busovača (Serbian Cyrillic: Бусовача) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located from Sarajevo, from Zenica, and from Travnik.

History During the Croat–Bosniak War, the city saw heavy fighting between the Bosnian Army and the Croatian Defence Council.

Demographics 1971 14.428 total Croats - 7,646 (53%) Bosniaks - 5,896 (40.9%) Serbs - 735 (5.1%) Yugoslavs - 60 (0.4%) others - 91 (0.65%)

1991 18.879 total

Croats - 9,093 (48.1%) Bosniaks - 8,451 (44.8%) Serbs - 623 (3.3%) Yugoslavs - 510 (2.7%) Others - 202 (1%)

2013 17.910 total

Croats - 8,873 (49.5%) Bosniaks - 8,681 (48.5%) Serbs - 205 (1.1%) Others - 151 (0.8%)

Notable people Rudolf Arapović - Croatian Writer, Dissident Senad Brkić - Former Bosnian footballer Marinko Čavara - Bosnian politician Vedran Vrhovac - Bosnian footballer

Settlements • Bare • Bukovci • Buselji • Busovača • Carica • Dobraljevo • Dolac • Donja Rovna • Gornja Rovna • Grablje • Granice • Gusti Grab • Hozanovići • Hrasno • Javor • Jazvine • Jelinak • Kaćuni • Kaonik • Katići • Kovačevac • Krčevine • Krvavičići • Kula • Kupres • Lončari • Mehurići • Merdani • Mihaljevići • Milavice • Nezirovići • Očehnići • Oselište • Podbare • Podjele • Podstijena • Polje • Prosje • Putiš • Ravan • Skradno • Solakovići • Strane • Stubica • Šudine • Turići • Zarače

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External links

Official website Radio-Busovaca website