Lukavac

Lukavac
Lukavac ; Лукавац
	Town and municipality
	Općina Lukavac; Lukavac Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Lukavac Location of Lukavac
	Coordinates: 44°33′N 18°31′E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton	Tuzla Canton
Government
• Municipal mayor	Edin Delić (SD BiH)
Area
• Municipality	338.36 km2 (130.64 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Municipality	44,520
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
• Urban	12,061
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)	+387 35
Website	www.lukavac.ba

Lukavac (Serbian Cyrillic: Лукавац) is a town and municipality located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the town has a population of 12,061 inhabitants, with 44,520 inhabitants in the municipality.[1]

Geography

Lukavac covers an area of 352,66 km2. It shares borders with municipalities: of Tuzla, Živinice, Banovići, Zavidovići, Maglaj, Petrovo, Gračanica and Srebrenik.

Apart from the town, the municipality comprises the following villages: Babice Donje • Babice Gornje • Berkovica • Bikodže • Bistarac Donji • Bistarac Gornji • Bokavići • Borice • Brijesnica Donja • Brijesnica Gornja • Caparde • Cerik • Crveno Brdo • Devetak • Dobošnica • Gnojnica • Huskići • Jaruške Donje • Jaruške Gornje • Kalajevo • Komari • Krtova • Kruševica • Lukavac • Lukavac Gornji • Mičijevići • Milino Selo • Modrac • Orahovica • Poljice • Prline • Prokosovići • Puračić • Smoluća Donja • Smoluća Gornja • Semići • Sižje • Stupari • Šikulje • Tabaci • Tumare • Turija • Vasiljevci • Vijenac

Demographics

1971

In 1971, the population of Lukavac was 51,781, made up of:

34,010 Bosniaks (65.68%)
13,526 Serbs (26.12%)
3,111 Croats (6.00%)
613 Yugoslavs (1.18%)
521 others (1.02%)

1991

In the 1991 census, Lukavac municipality had 56,830 residents:

Bosniaks (66.8%)
Serbs (21.5%)
Croats (3.8%)
others (8%)

2013

In the 2013 census the municipality of Lukavac had 44,520 residents:

Bosniaks (86.6%)
Serbs (3.4%)
Croats (3.4%)
others (6.6%)

Economy

Lukavac Cement Factory

Lukavac has strong chemical industry, like the whole Tuzla region. The main factories are Soda Lukavac, member of Turkish Şişecam group[2] and cement factory Fabrika Cementa Lukavac (FCL).

Sport

The town's football club is FK Radnički Lukavac. There is also Aikido Club "GARD" Lukavac .

Lukavac town's Karate Club (previously known as KK Reweus) [3] has achieved top recognitions in worldwide Karate competitions, and has produced some of the best Karate Champions in the Region. Members of the club regularly represent Bosnia and Herzegovina's representation in world championships.

Notable residents

Amir Osmanović, footballer

Twin towns – sister cities

Lukavac is twinned with:

References

"2013 census in B&H, Lukavac". Retrieved January 18, 2021.
Şişecam Soda Lukavac d.o.o., archived from the original on 2012-03-16, retrieved 2011-01-22
Karate Club Reweus
""Bratimljenje" Lukavca i Ulcinja od posebne važnosti za privrednu saradnju". opcina.lukavac.ba (in Bosnian). Lukavac. 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
"Mednarodno sodelovanje". velenje.si (in Slovenian). Mestna občina Velenje. Retrieved 2020-12-28.

External links

Official site

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[1] "2013 census in B&H, Lukavac". Retrieved January 18, 2021.

[2] Şişecam Soda Lukavac d.o.o., archived from the original on 2012-03-16, retrieved 2011-01-22

[3] Karate Club Reweus

[4] ""Bratimljenje" Lukavca i Ulcinja od posebne važnosti za privrednu saradnju". opcina.lukavac.ba (in Bosnian). Lukavac. 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2020-12-28.

[5] "Mednarodno sodelovanje". velenje.si (in Slovenian). Mestna občina Velenje. Retrieved 2020-12-28.