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Bihać

Coordinates: 44°49′N 15°52′E / 44.817°N 15.867°E / 44.817; 15.867
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Bihać
Бихаћ
Grad Bihać
Град Бихаћ
City of Bihać
From top, left to right: Bihać panorama, Fethija Mosque (former Catholic Church of St. Anthony of Padua), Stećak Tombstones, Kapetanova kula (Captain's Tower; currently a museum), Bihać Türbe and the Una river.
From top, left to right: Bihać panorama, Fethija Mosque (former Catholic Church of St. Anthony of Padua), Stećak Tombstones, Kapetanova kula (Captain's Tower; currently a museum), Bihać Türbe and the Una river.
Coat of arms of Bihać
Location of Bihać within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Location of Bihać within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bihać is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bihać
Bihać
Location in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates: 44°49′N 15°52′E / 44.817°N 15.867°E / 44.817; 15.867
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton Una-Sana
Geographical regionBosanska Krajina
Government
 • MayorJasmina Ćoralić (acting) (POMAK)
Area
 • City900 km2 (300 sq mi)
 • Urban
163 km2 (63 sq mi)
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Urban
56,261
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ZIP code
77000
Area code+387 37
Websitewww.bihac.org

Bihać is a city in northwestern Bosnia. It is the administrative centre of Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

It is on the banks of river Una in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the Bosanska Krajina region. 54,921 people lived there in 2022.[1] It is close to Velika Kladuša. The biggest religion in the city is Islam. The city is 100% Muslim with all residents professing Islam.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Bihać (City, Bosnia and Herzegovina) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-10-09.