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Lukavac Лукавац
City
Grad Lukavac Град Лукавац City of Lukavac
Coat of arms
LukavacLocation of Lukavac
Coordinates: 44°33′N 18°31′E / 44.550°N 18.517°E / 44.550; 18.517
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton	Tuzla Canton
Government
• Mayor	Edin Delić (SD BiH)
Area
• Municipality	338.36 km (130.64 sq mi)
Population
• Municipality	44,520
• Density	130/km (340/sq mi)
• Urban	12,061
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	+387 35
Website	www.lukavac.ba

Lukavac (Cyrillic: Лукавац) is a city located in the Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the urban centre has a population of 12,061 inhabitants, with 44,520 inhabitants in the city.

Geography

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

Apart from the urban centre, the city 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 has a strong chemical industry, like the whole Tuzla Canton. The main factories are Soda Lukavac, member of the Turkish Şişecam group and Fabrika Cementa Lukavac — FCL (The Lukavac Cement Factory).

Sports

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

The city's karate club (previously known as KK Reweus) has achieved top honours 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 national team in world championships.

Notable residents

• Amir Osmanović, footballer
• Sead Osmić, footballer

Twin towns – sister cities

Lukavac is twinned with:

• Ulcinj, Montenegro
• Velenje, Slovenia

References

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.

External links

• Official site

v t e Municipalities of the Tuzla Canton
Banovići Čelić Doboj Istok Gračanica Gradačac Kalesija Kladanj Lukavac Sapna Srebrenik Teočak Tuzla Živinice

v t e Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
v t e Entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Republika Srpska
v t e Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina      Una-Sana  Central Bosnia  Posavina  Herzegovina-Neretva  Tuzla  West Herzegovina  Zenica-Doboj  Sarajevo  Bosnian Podrinje  Canton 10
v t e Districts of Bosnia and Herzegovina Brčko distrikt
v t e Municipalities and cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cities Bihać Bosanska Krupa Cazin Čapljina Goražde Gračanica Gradačac Konjic Livno Lukavac Ljubuški Mostar Orašje Sarajevo (capital) Srebrenik Stolac Široki Brijeg Tuzla Visoko Zavidovići Zenica Živinice Municipalities Banovići Bosanski Petrovac Bosansko Grahovo Breza Brčko Bugojno Busovača Bužim Cazin Čelić Čitluk Drvar Doboj East Doboj South Dobretići Domaljevac-Šamac Donji Vakuf Foča-Ustikolina Fojnica Glamoč Goražde Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje Grude Hadžići Ilidža Ilijaš Jablanica Jajce Kakanj Kalesija Kiseljak Kladanj Ključ Kreševo Kupres Maglaj Neum Novi Travnik Odžak Olovo Pale-Prača Posušje Prozor-Rama Ravno Sanski Most Sapna Sarajevo Centar Novi Grad Novo Sarajevo Stari Grad Teočak Tešanj Tomislavgrad Travnik Trnovo Usora Vareš Velika Kladuša Vogošća Žepče Republika Srpska Cities Banja Luka Bijeljina Derventa Doboj Gradiška Istočno Sarajevo Laktaši Prijedor Trebinje Zvornik Municipalities Berkovići Bileća Brod Bratunac Brčko Čajniče Čelinac Donji Žabar Foča Gacko Han Pijesak Istočni Drvar Istočni Mostar Istočno Sarajevo Istočna Ilidža Istočno Novo Sarajevo Istočni Stari Grad Pale Sokolac Trnovo Jezero Kalinovik Kneževo Kostajnica Kozarska Dubica Kotor Varoš Krupa na Uni Kupres Ljubinje Lopare Milići Modriča Mrkonjić Grad Nevesinje Novi Grad Novo Goražde Osmaci Oštra Luka Pelagićevo Petrovac Petrovo Prnjavor Ribnik Rogatica Rudo Stanari Šamac Šekovići Šipovo Srbac Srebrenica Teslić Ugljevik Višegrad Vlasenica Vukosavlje

• Cities and towns in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Populated places in Lukavac
• Municipalities of the Tuzla Canton