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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 | |
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![]() 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]
Tuzla is locatit in the northeastren pairt o Bosnie, settled juist unnerneath the Majevica moontain range, on the Jala river. The central zone lies in an east-wast orientit plain, wi residential auries in the north an sooth o the ceety locatit on the Ilinčica, Kicelj an Gradina hills. The climate is moderate continental. Thare are abundant coal deposits in the region aroond Tuzla. 6 coal mines continue tae operate aroond the ceety. Hintle o the coal mined in the aurie is uised tae pouer the Tuzla Pouer Plant, which is the lairgest pouer plant in Bosnie an Herzegovinae.
Climate data for Tuzla | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average heich °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
3.5 (38.3) |
15.0 (59.1) |
Average law °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
0.7 (33.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
4.8 (40.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 71 (2.8) |
67 (2.6) |
70 (2.8) |
74 (2.9) |
82 (3.2) |
91 (3.6) |
79 (3.1) |
71 (2.8) |
70 (2.8) |
77 (3.0) |
94 (3.7) |
85 (3.3) |
931 (36.6) |
Average precipitation days | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 116 |
Source: World Meteorological Organisation (UN)[4] |
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