Banovići

Banovići () is a town and municipality located in the Tuzla Canton, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The intensive development of Banovići began with the construction of the Brčko-Banovići railway in the year 1946. Due to its quality, brown coal from Banovići is well-known all over Europe.

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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.official_name: Banovići
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.native_name: Бановићи
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_skyline: Banovici 01.jpg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.imagesize: 255px
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_caption: View from "Vidikovac"
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.settlement_type: Town and municipality
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type1: Entity
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name1: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone: CET
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.utc_offset: +1
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.map_caption: Location of Banovići within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone_DST: CEST
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.utc_offset_DST: +2
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.leader_title: Municipal mayor
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.leader_name: Mehmed Hasanović (PDA)

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Population: 17131
Area: 183.27
Official website: banovici.gov.ba
Image: Banovici 01.jpg

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Commons category: Banovići
postal code: 75290

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Geography
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Economy
Culture
Sports
Scouting and mountaineering
Demographics
Twin towns – sister cities
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==Geography== Banovići Municipality is situated on the foothills of the Konjuh mountain. The urban settlement of Banovići was built on the embankments of the Litva river. Its average altitude is 332 meters. The municipality encompasses 185 km2 and it includes the following settlements: Borovac, Banovići Selo, Ćatići, Milići, Mrgan, Repnik, Podgorje, Grivice, Treštenica Donja, Treštenica Gornja, Tulovići, Oskova, Željova, Omazići, Lozna, Seona, Pribitkovići, Stražbenica, and Gornji Bučik. According to the 1991 census, there were 26,507 inhabitants, of which 72% were Bosniaks, 17% Serbs, 2% Croats and 9% others. According to some estimates in 2000, the population of Banovići was about 29,000, and a considerable number of them were refugees.