Tuzla Canton


The Tuzla Canton is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of two entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The cantonal seat is the city of Tuzla.

Municipalities

The Tuzla Canton comprises the following municipalities:
MunicipalityPopulation
Urban		Population
Municipal
Tuzla74,457110,979
Živinice16,15757,765
Gračanica12,88245,220
Lukavac12,06144,520
Srebrenik6,69439,678
Gradačac12,76439,340
Kalesija2,03933,053
Banovići6,43222,773
Kladanj4,02612,348
Sapna2,07211,178
Čelić3,43610,502
Doboj Istok4,87410,248
Teočak2,7637,424
Total160,657445,025

History and culture

The canton was created by the Washington Agreement in 1994, and its boundaries defined by the Dayton Agreement in 1995. Tuzla Canton was called Tuzla-Podrinje Canton until February 1999. Podrinje means ‘region near the river Drina’ but as the river did not flow through the Canton, a name change was authorised.
The Srebrenik Fortress is Bosnia's best-preserved medieval fort, dating from 1333 and is located in Srebrenik. The Panonian lake is a famous holiday resort for tourists.
Tuzla is the hip hop center of the Balkans due to Edo Maajka, Frenkie and the first hip hop station in Bosnia, which is located in Tuzla, FMJAM. Music artist guitarist Emir Hot, pianist Bešlić, accordionist Emir Vildić and violinist Selma Dizdarević are also from Tuzla. Famous singers Selma Bajrami and Lepa Brena were both born in Tuzla.

Demographics

2013 Census

As of 2013 census, a total of 445,028 inhabitants lives in Tuzla Canton.

People from Tuzla Canton

Historical figures