Donji Vakuf | |
Settlement Type: | Town and municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Entity |
Subdivision Name1: | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Leader Title: | Municipality president |
Native Name: | Доњи Вакуф |
Leader Name: | Huso Sušić (Ind.) |
Area Total Km2: | 320 |
Population Total: | 13985 |
Population As Of: | 2013 census |
Population Density Km2: | 46 |
Coordinates: | 44.15°N 41°W |
Area Code: | +387 30 |
Donji Vakuf (Serbian: Доњи Вакуф, pronounced as /dɔ̂ːɲiː vǎkuf/) is a town and municipality located in the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
It was founded by Malkoçoğlu İbrahim Bey in 1572 and was known as "Aşağı Vakıf" ("lower waqf", i.e. Islamic endowment in Turkish). Donji Vakuf is the Bosnian translation of "Aşağı Vakıf".
From 1929 to 1941, Donji Vakuf was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. From April 1993 to 14 September 1995 the town's name was Srbobran (as it was occupied by Serb paramilitary forces). During that time the majority of Bosniaks were exiled to the neighboring town of Bugojno, and on 14 September 1995 Donji Vakuf was liberated by the Bosnian Army. The town then changed its name back to Donji Vakuf.
Population of settlements – Donji Vakuf municipality | |||||||
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Settlement | 1961. | 1971. | 1981. | 1991. | 2013. | ||
Total | 16,036 | 20,393 | 22,606 | 24,544 | 13,985 | ||
1 | Ćehajići | 321 | 311 | ||||
2 | Daljan | 160 | 236 | ||||
3 | Donji Rasavci | 339 | 204 | ||||
4 | Donji Vakuf | 5,012 | 7,224 | 8,771 | 6,711 | ||
5 | Jemanlići | 337 | 209 | ||||
6 | Kutanja | 433 | 310 | ||||
7 | Oborci | 652 | 607 | ||||
8 | Ponjavići | 285 | 331 | ||||
9 | Pribraća | 715 | 426 | ||||
10 | Prusac | 1,756 | 1,281 | ||||
11 | Šeherdžik | 344 | 261 | ||||
12 | Torlakovac | 766 | 592 |
Ethnic composition – Donji Vakuf town | |||||||
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2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||
Total | 6,711 (100,0%) | 8,771 (100,0%) | 7,224 (100,0%) | 5,012 (100,0%) | |||
Bosniaks | 6,360 (94,77%) | 5,327 (60,73%) | 4,207 (58,24%) | 3,723 (74,28%) | |||
Others | 276 (4,113%) | 114 (1,300%) | 58 (0,803%) | 20 (0,399%) | |||
Serbs | 56 (0,834%) | 2,616 (29,83%) | 1,854 (25,66%) | 882 (17,60%) | |||
Croats | 19 (0,283%) | 191 (2,178%) | 184 (2,547%) | 278 (5,547%) | |||
Yugoslavs | 523 (5,963%) | 900 (12,46%) | 84 (1,676%) | ||||
Montenegrins | 12 (0,166%) | 5 (0,100%) | |||||
Slovenes | 5 (0,069%) | 3 (0,060%) | |||||
Albanians | 2 (0,028%) | 17 (0,339%) | |||||
Macedonians | 1 (0,014%) | ||||||
Hungarians | 1 (0,014%) |
Ethnic composition – Donji Vakuf municipality | ||||||||
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2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | 1961. | ||||
Total | 13,985 (100,0%) | 24,544 (100,0%) | 22,606 (100,0%) | 20,393 (100,0%) | 16,036 (100,0%) | |||
Bosniaks | 13,376 (95,65%) | 13,509 (55,04%) | 11,600 (51,31%) | 10,528 (51,63%) | 6,289 (39.22%) | |||
Others | 444 (3,175%) | 227 (0,925%) | 177 (0,783%) | 49 (0,240%) | 51 (0.32%) | |||
Serbs | 107 (0,765%) | 9,533 (38,84%) | 8,574 (37,93%) | 8,767 (42,99%) | 7,870 (49.08%) | |||
Croats | 58 (0,415%) | 682 (2,779%) | 635 (2,809%) | 924 (4,531%) | 976 (6.09%) | |||
Yugoslavs | 593 (2,416%) | 1 592 (7,042%) | 90 (0,441%) | 850 (5.30%) | ||||
Montenegrins | 18 (0,080%) | 12 (0,059%) | ||||||
Slovenes | 5 (0,022%) | 3 (0,015%) | ||||||
Macedonians | 2 (0,009%) | |||||||
Albanians | 2 (0,009%) | 19 (0,093%) | ||||||
Hungarians | 1 (0,004%) | 1 (0,005%) |
The village of Prusac lies just outside Donji Vakuf. Bosniaks make a pilgrimage to the nearby holy site of Ajvatovica in June. It is one of the biggest events in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Donji Vakuf is twinned with: