| Ljubuški | |
| Native Name: | Љубушки |
| Official Name: | Grad Ljubuški Град Љубушки City of Ljubuški |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Ljubuški within Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Coordinates: | 43.1981°N 17.5467°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Entity |
| Subdivision Name1: | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Herzegovina |
| Subdivision Type3: | Geographical region |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Vedran Markotić |
| Leader Party: | HDZ BiH |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 292.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2013 |
| Population Total: | 28184 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Post code |
| Postal Code: | 88320 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +387 039 |
| Population Urban: | 4023 |
Ljubuški (Љубушки) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the West Herzegovina Canton, a subdivision of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Kravica cascades lie within the city, near the settlement of Studenci. The city is known for its many dogs.
The city was first mentioned in 1444.
See main article: Yugoslav Wars. During the Bosnian War, Ljubuški served as the headquarters of the Croatian Defence Forces.
| Population of settlements – Ljubuški city | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settlement | 1971. | 1981. | 1991. | 2013. | ||
| Total | 28,269 | 27,603 | 28,340 | 28,184 | ||
| 1 | Cerno | 403 | 355 | |||
| 2 | Crveni Grm | 1,081 | 885 | |||
| 3 | Grab | 1,344 | 1,155 | |||
| 4 | Grabovnik | 396 | 423 | |||
| 5 | Greda | 165 | 144 | |||
| 6 | Grljevići | 475 | 315 | |||
| 7 | Hardomilje | 730 | 889 | |||
| 8 | Hrašljani | 481 | 798 | |||
| 9 | Humac | 1,572 | 2,775 | |||
| 10 | Klobuk | 1,579 | 1,232 | |||
| 11 | Lipno | 536 | 223 | |||
| 12 | Lisice | 567 | 652 | |||
| 13 | Ljubuški | 2,804 | 3,700 | 4,198 | 4,023 | |
| 14 | Miletina | 427 | 376 | |||
| 15 | Mostarska Vrata | 381 | 491 | |||
| 16 | Orahovlje | 207 | 216 | |||
| 17 | Otok | 549 | 590 | |||
| 18 | Pregrađe | 641 | 861 | |||
| 19 | Proboj | 769 | 701 | |||
| 20 | Prolog | 726 | 667 | |||
| 21 | Radišići | 2,502 | 2,363 | |||
| 22 | Šipovača | 623 | 643 | |||
| 23 | Stubica | 299 | 305 | |||
| 24 | Studenci | 1,190 | 1,143 | |||
| 25 | Teskera | 285 | 396 | |||
| 26 | Vašarovići | 970 | 801 | |||
| 27 | Veljaci | 1,218 | 1,249 | |||
| 28 | Vitina | 2,154 | 1,951 | |||
| 29 | Vojnići | 644 | 576 | |||
| 30 | Zvirići | 275 | 272 | |||
| Ethnic composition – Ljubuški urban centre | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||||
| Total | 4,023 (100,0%) | 4,198 (100,0%) | 3,700 (100,0%) | 2,804 (100,0%) | |||||
| Croats | 3,352 (83,32%) | 2,658 (63,32%) | 2,164 (58,48%) | 1,328 (47,36%) | |||||
| Bosniaks | 581 (14,44%) | 1,174 (27,97%) | 1,037 (28,02%) | 1,308 (46,64%) | |||||
| Unaffiliated | 30 (0,746%) | ||||||||
| Albanians | 23 (0,572%) | ||||||||
| Serbs | 18 (0,447%) | 53 (1,263%) | 51 (1,370%) | 88 (3,130%) | |||||
| Others | 13 (0,323%) | 133 (3,168%) | 35 (0,940%) | 37 (1,310%) | |||||
| Unknown | 6 (0,149%) | ||||||||
| Yugoslavs | 180 (4,288%) | 413 (11,16%) | 43 (1,530%) | ||||||
| Ethnic composition – Ljubuški city | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||
| Total | 28,184 (100,0%) | 28,340 (100,0%) | 27,603 (100,0%) | 28,269 (100,0%) | |||
| Croats | 27,271 (96,76%) | 26,127 (92,19%) | 25,334 (91,78%) | 26,198 (92,67%) | |||
| Bosniaks | 717 (2,543%) | 1,592 (5,618%) | 1,498 (5,427%) | 1,812 (6,410%) | |||
| Unaffiliated | 51 (0,181%) | ||||||
| Serbs | 41 (0,145%) | 65 (0,229%) | 83 (0,301%) | 118 (0,417%) | |||
| Unknown | 36 (0,128%) | ||||||
| Others | 35 (0,124%) | 329 (1,161%) | 173 (0,627%) | 92 (0,325%) | |||
| Albanians | 30 (0,106%) | ||||||
| Montenegrins | 2 (0,007%) | ||||||
| Slovenes | 1 (0,004%) | ||||||
| Yugoslavs | 227 (0,801%) | 515 (1,866%) | 49 (0,173%) | ||||
The city is home to Bosnia and Herzegovina's most successful handball club, HRK Izviđač, with eight Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship titles won, two football clubs, NK Sloga Ljubuški and NK Ljubuški, and HKK Ljubuški basketball club.