Čitluk
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Čitluk Читлук |
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Municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
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Population (1991 census) | 14,709 | ||
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Area code | +387 36 | ||
Mayor | Ivo Jerkić (HDZ) | ||
Website | http://www.citluk.ba |
Čitluk is a town located in southern Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a municipality of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The municipality is home to the world famous Marian Shrine of Međugorje which is located just to the south of the town of Čitluk.
In 1991, the municipality had a population of 14,709, of which there were 14,544 Croats (98.9%), 110 Bosniaks (0.8%), 19 Serbs (0.1%), 17 Yugoslavs (0.1%) and 19 others (0.1%). The town of Čitluk had 4,317 residents: with 99% of those being Croats.
The town is home to the football club NK Brotnjo, and the basketball club HKK Brotnjo.
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- Municipality of Čitluk (Croatian)
Municipalities of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton | |
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Čapljina | Čitluk | Jablanica | Konjic | Mostar | Neum | Prozor-Rama | Ravno | Stolac |