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Bosanski Šamac (Bosnian: Bosanski Šamac/Босански Шамац, Serbian: Босански Шамац) is a town in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located on the right bank of the Sava river. It is under the administration of Republika Srpska. Gradačac and Modriča are neighbouring towns; and Čardak and Kornica are neighbouring villages which fall under its jurisdiction. Across the river is Slavonski Šamac.
Bosanski Šamac is the birthplace of Alija Izetbegović (former leader of Bosnia and Herzegovina), Sulejman Tihić (Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina), and Zoran Đinđić (former leader of Serbia).
The census of 1991 recorded 6,267 residents in the town of Bosanski Šamac, of which there were 35% Bosniaks, 28% Serbs, 19% Yugoslavs, 13% Croats, and 5% others. The census recorded 32,835 people in the Bosanski Šamac municipality (which includes surrounding villages under its administration): 14,670 Croats (44.7%), 13,619 Serbs (41.5%), 2,248 Bosniaks (6.9%), 1,722 Yugoslavs (5.2%), and 576 others (1.7%).