Bosanska Krupa

Bosanska Krupa (Serbian Cyrillic: Босанска Крупа) is a town and municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 29,659 inhabitants.

Bosanska Krupa

Босанска Крупа
Town and municipality
Top left: Krvsnica Valley in Una Forest Park; top right: Temple of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin (left) and City Mosque; middle right: footbridge in Ade River; bottom left: panorama view from fortress of Bosanska Krupa; bottom right: city view, watermills in Una River
Location of Bosanska Krupa within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Coordinates: 44°53′N 16°09′E
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government
 • Municipality presidentArmin Halitović (Independent)
Area
 • Total561 km2 (217 sq mi)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Total29,659
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)+387 37

It is situated on the banks of river Una in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, 30 km (19 mi) northeast from Bihać (350 km away from Sarajevo).

Geography

Bosanska Krupa is located on the border within the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina adjacent to the municipalities of Bužim, Cazin, Bihać, Bosanski Petrovac, Sanski Most, and Krupa na Uni. The last mentioned municipality is part of the Republika Srpska entity and was part of the Bosanska Krupa municipality before the Bosnian War, but after the Dayton Agreement it became a separate municipality.

Settlements

Demographics

Population
Population of settlements – Bosanska Krupa municipality
Settlement 1961. 1971. 1981. 1991. 2013.
Total 46,020 50,856 55,229 58,320 29,659
1 Arapuša 536 273
2 Banjani 501 332
3 Baštra 186 204
4 Bosanska Krupa 8,974 12,055 14,416 10,196
5 Drenova Glavica 376 253
6 Ivanjska 633 309
7 Jezerski 3,322 2,756
8 Ljusina 1,315 1,237
9 Mahmić Selo 1,714 1,369
10 Ostrožnica 1,201 794
11 Otoka 4,063 3,221
12 Pištaline 1,541 1,316
13 Veliki Badić 1,237 794
14 Voloder 1,060 1,114

Ethnic composition
Ethnic composition – Bosanska Krupa town
2013. 1991. 1981. 1971.
Total 10,196 (100,0%) 14,416 (100,0%) 12,055 (100,0%) 8,974 (100,0%)
Bosniaks 9,859 (96,70%) 9,519 (66,03%) 6,858 (56,89%) 6,070 (67,64%)
Roma 116 (1,138%)
Unaffiliated 56 (0,549%)
Serbs 54 (0,530%) 4,044 (28,05%) 3,142 (26,06%) 2,433 (27,11%)
Croats 50 (0,490%) 102 (0,708%) 109 (0,904%) 202 (2,251%)
Albanians 21 (0,206%)
Others 19 (0,186%) 200 (1,387%) 182 (1,510%) 86 (0,958%)
Unknown 16 (0,157%)
Yugoslavs 2 (0,020%) 551 (3,822%) 1,764 (14,63%) 183 (2,039%)
Macedonians 1 (0,010%)
Slovenes 1 (0,010%)
Turks 1 (0,010%)
Ethnic composition – Bosanska Krupa municipality
2013. 1991. 1981. 1971. 1961.
Total 29,659 (100,0%) 58,320 (100,0%) 55,229 (100,0%) 50,856 (100,0%) 46,020 (100,0%)
Bosniaks 23,886 (93,50%) 43,104 (73,91%) 37,381 (67,68%) 31,842 (62,61%) 23,721 (51,54%)
Serbs 1,265 (4,952%) 13,841 (23,73%) 15,029 (27,21%) 18,230 (35,85%) 20,453 (44,44%)
Roma 118 (0,462%) 3 (0,005%)
Unaffiliated 106 (0,415%)
Croats 66 (0,258%) 139 (0,238%) 173 (0,313%) 286 (0,562%) 453 (0,980%)
Unknown 41 (0,161%)
Others 30 (0,117%) 528 (0,905%) 251 (0,454%) 216 (0,425%) 122 (0,270%)
Albanians 23 (0,090%) 13 (0,024%) 13 (0,026%)
Yugoslavs 5 (0,020%) 708 (1,214%) 2,314 (4,190%) 239 (0,470%) 1,271 (2,760%)
Slovenes 3 (0,012%) 9 (0,016%) 11 (0,022%)
Macedonians 1 (0,004%) 7 (0,013%)
Turks 1 (0,004%)
Montenegrins 49 (0,089%) 19 (0,037%)
  • Krupa in the Middle Ages
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Notable people

See also

References

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