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Brčko
City in Brčko District, Bosnia and Herzegovina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brčko (Serbian Cyrillic: Брчко, pronounced [br̩̂tʃkoː]) is a city and the administrative seat of Brčko District, in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies on the banks of Sava river across from Croatia. As of 2013, it has a population of 39,893 inhabitants.[1]
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Brčko
Брчко | |
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Coordinates: 44°52′38″N 18°48′40″E | |
Country | ![]() |
District | Brčko District |
Geographical region | Posavina |
Government | |
• Mayor | Zijad Nišić (SBiH) |
• President of the District Assembly | Siniša Milić (SNSD) |
Area | |
• Total | 402 km2 (155 sq mi) |
• Land | 493 km2 (190 sq mi) |
Elevation | 92 m (302 ft) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 39,893 |
• Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
• Brčko District | 83,516 |
Postcode | |
Area code | +387 049 |
Website | www |
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De jure, the Brčko District belongs to both entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina (the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska) but in practice it is not governed by either; practically, Brčko is a self-governing free city.[2]