Teočak

Teočak
Теочак

Location of Teočak within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Teočak

Location of Teočak

Coordinates: 44°36′10″N 18°59′05″E / 44.60278°N 18.98472°E / 44.60278; 18.98472Coordinates: 44°36′10″N 18°59′05″E / 44.60278°N 18.98472°E / 44.60278; 18.98472
Country  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government
  Municipality president Taib Muminović (SDA)
Area
  Total 29 km2 (11 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)
  Total 7,607
  Density 262/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) +387 35

Teočak (Cyrillic: Теочак) is a town and municipality in the northeastern part Bosnia and Herzegovina. Center of the municipality is town of Teočak.

Geography

The town of Teočak is located north of Kalesija and northeast of Tuzla. It is administratively part of the Tuzla Canton and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

During the 1990s, due to the Bosnian war, the area of Teočak received several hundred Bosniak refugees from primarily the north and northeast areas of Teočak.

Before the war, Teočak was part of the Ugljevik municipality, and became itself a municipality as part of the Dayton Agreement.

Religion

The total number of mosques in the Teočak municipality is 7.[1]

Demographics

The total population of the municipality of Teočak is estimated at approximately 9,000 inhabitants.

Demographics / 1991 census


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