Tuzla
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Tuzla is a ceety an municipality in Bosnie an Herzegovinae. At the time o the 1991 census, it haed 83,770 indwallers, while the municipality 131,318. Takin the influx o refugees intae accoont, the ceety is currently estimatit tae hae 174,558 indwallers.[1] Efter Sarajevo, an Banja Luka, Tuzla is the third lairgest ceety in Bosnie an Herzegovinae, an the seat o the Tuzla Canton an Tuzla Municipality. The name "Tuzla" is the Turkis wird for salt mine, an refers tae the extensive salt deposits foond unnerneath the ceety.
Tuzla | |
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Ceety | |
Ceety o Tuzla | |
Location o Tuzla athin Bosnie an Herzegovinae (dark blue) | |
Kintra | Bosnie an Herzegovinae |
Entity | The Federation |
Canton | Tuzla Canton |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Jasmin Imamović (SDP) |
Area | |
• Ceety | 294 km2 (114 sq mi) |
Elevation | 245 m (804 ft) |
Population (2013 census) | |
• Ceety | 80,570 |
• Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
• Urban | 120,441 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 75 000 |
Area code(s) | (+387) 35 |
Website | www |
The ceety o Tuzla haes Europe's anerlie salt lake as pairt o its central pairk[2] an an' a' haes aroond 100,000 fowk visitin its shores ivery year. The history o the toun Tuzla goes back tae 1510 when Tuzla wis a Turkis garrison toun. Durin the 19t century it passed unner the rule o the Austro-Hungarie Empire, an wis incorporatit intae Yugoslavie in 1918.[3]