Bosansko Grahovo

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Bosansko Grahovo
Босанско Грахово

[[Image:|100px|Coat of arms]]

Municipality coat of arms

Municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina

General Information

Entity

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Land area

Population (1991 census)

8,311

Population density

Coordinates

44°11′N, 16°22′E

Area code

+387 34

Mayor

Duško Bilčar (SDP)

Website

http://www.grahovo.net

Bosansko Grahovo (Cyrillic: Босанско Грахово) is a town and municipality in western Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located near the border with Croatia, near the towns of Drvar, Livno and Glamoč. Administratively it is part of the West Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

1 Demographics
2 History
3 Famous natives and residents
4 See also
5 External links

According to the 1991 census the municipality of Bosansko Grahovo had 8,311 residents, including:

7,888 - 94,91% Serbs
226 - 2.71% Croats
12 - 0.14% Muslims by nationality
135 - 1.62% Yugoslavs
50 - 0.60% others

The town of Bosansko Grahovo itself had 2,096 residents, including:

1,999 - 95.37% Serbs
14 - 0.66% Croats
6 - 0.28% Muslims by nationality
61 - 2.91% Yugoslavs
16 - 0.76% others

According to the 1981.census the municipality had 9,032 residents, including:

7.739 - 85.68% Serbs
264 - 2.92% Croats
5 - 0.05% Muslims by nationality
952 - 10.54% Yugoslavs
72 - 0.79% others

According to the 1971. census the municipality had 10,565 residents, including:

10,110 - 95.69% Serbs
364 - 3.44% Croats
14 - 0.13% Muslims by nationality
37 - 0.35% Yugoslavs
40 - 0.37% others

Gavrilo Princip, the main perpetrator of the assassination in Sarajevo of 1914, was born in the village of Obljaj located just east of Bosansko Grahovo.

During the Bosnian War the city was held by Bosnian Serb forces. In autumn 1995 Croatian forces took over the city which led to a mass-evacuation of the Serbs. After the war, the Serb civilans returned, and today, they again form majority of population in the municipality. [1]

Canton 10

http://www.grahovo.net/

v • d • e Municipalities of the West Bosnia Canton
Bosansko Grahovo \| Drvar \| Glamoč \| Kupres \| Livno \| Tomislavgrad

Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina

v • d • e Entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina • Republika Srpska ♦ Brčko District (belongs to both entities, but is self-governing)

v • d • e Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian Podrinje (V) • Canton 10 (X) • Central Bosnia (VI) • Herzegovina-Neretva (VII) • Posavina (II) • Sarajevo (IX) • Tuzla (III) • Una Sana (I) • West Herzegovina (VIII) • Zenica-Doboj (IV)