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Bihać
; Bihać; Бихаћ;
	; City;
	; City of Bihać
	; Bihać;
;	; ; Coat of arms;
	; ; Coat of arms;
	; ; Location of Bihać within Bosnia and Herzegovina.;
	; ; ; ; ; 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;
Entity	; Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Canton	; Una-Sana Canton;
Government;
• Municipality president	; Šuhret Fazlić
Area;
• City;	; 900 km2 (300 sq mi)
• Urban;	; 163 km2 (63 sq mi)
Elevation;	; 230 m (750 ft)
Population (2013 census)[better source needed];
• City;	; 43,007
• Density	; 62.51/km2 (161.9/sq mi)
• Urban;	; 56,261
Time zone	; CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	; CEST (UTC+2)
ZIP code	; 77000;
Area code(s)	; +387 37
Climate	; Cfb;
Website	; www.bihac.org;

City in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Seal and Armorial Bearings of Bihać town from the 14th century.

Bihać (Cyrillic: Бихаћ; pronounced [bǐxaːt͡ɕ]) is a city and the administrative center of Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of river Una in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the Bosanska Krajina region. As of 2013, it has a population of 56,261 inhabitants.

Settlements

Bajrići

Brekovica

Bugar

Ćukovi

Doljani

Donja Gata

Dubovsko

Gorjevac

Grabež

Grmuša

Hrgar

Izačić

Jezero

Kalati

Kulen Vakuf

Lohovo

Lohovska Brda

Mala Peća

Mali Skočaj

Međudražje

Muslići

Ostrovica

Papari

Praščijak

Pritoka

Račić

Rajinovci

Ripač

Spahići

Srbljani

Velika Gata

Veliki Skočaj

Veliki Stjenjani

Vikići

Vrsta

Zavalje i Zlopoljac

Demographics

According to the 2013 census, the city of Bihać has a population of 56,261 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the municipality:

Ethnic group	Population 2013^[2]
Bosniaks	49,550
Croats	3,265
Serbs	910
Yugoslavs	-
Others/Unspecified	2,536
Total	56,261

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Bihać (1961–1990)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	20.0 (68)	22.0 (71.6)	27.2 (81)	30.8 (87.4)	32.6 (90.7)	34.6 (94.3)	38.6 (101.5)	37.4 (99.3)	35.0 (95)	29.6 (85.3)	25.6 (78.1)	21.0 (69.8)	38.6 (101.5)
Average high °C (°F)	4.0 (39.2)	6.5 (43.7)	11.2 (52.2)	16.3 (61.3)	21.0 (69.8)	24.2 (75.6)	26.7 (80.1)	26.2 (79.2)	22.6 (72.7)	16.9 (62.4)	10.6 (51.1)	5.3 (41.5)	15.9 (60.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.3 (32.5)	2.3 (36.1)	6.1 (43)	10.7 (51.3)	15.1 (59.2)	18.3 (64.9)	20.1 (68.2)	19.3 (66.7)	15.9 (60.6)	11.3 (52.3)	6.3 (43.3)	1.7 (35.1)	10.6 (51.1)
Average low °C (°F)	−3.7 (25.3)	−1.7 (28.9)	1.2 (34.2)	5.1 (41.2)	9.1 (48.4)	12.2 (54)	13.3 (55.9)	13.0 (55.4)	10.3 (50.5)	6.5 (43.7)	2.3 (36.1)	−1.9 (28.6)	5.5 (41.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−24.8 (−12.6)	−21.2 (−6.2)	−17.8 (0)	−4.6 (23.7)	−2.4 (27.7)	2.4 (36.3)	4.4 (39.9)	3.6 (38.5)	−2.4 (27.7)	−5.6 (21.9)	−18.0 (−0.4)	−18.2 (−0.8)	−24.8 (−12.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	85.8 (3.378)	90.8 (3.575)	99.2 (3.906)	115.0 (4.528)	116.3 (4.579)	109.0 (4.291)	105.9 (4.169)	109.5 (4.311)	107.9 (4.248)	109.6 (4.315)	146.2 (5.756)	113.6 (4.472)	1,308.8 (51.528)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	13.8	14.3	14.5	14.6	14.2	14.0	10.1	10.5	10.0	12.2	14.2	15.0	157.4
Average snowy days (≥ 1.0 cm)	16.2	13.4	8.4	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	5.0	13.1	57.5
Average relative humidity (%)	79.8	76.7	70.6	66.7	68.9	70.5	69.3	73.1	76.5	77.6	78.9	80.6	74.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours	58.3	74.0	125.4	152.1	202.1	219.7	265.6	228.2	171.6	117.4	73.2	50.3	1,737.9
Source: Meteorological Institute of Bosnia and Herzegovina^[3]

Economy

Bihać inner city panorama

The agricultural sector is significant, due to the large and fertile soil.^[4]

Notable people

Christopher Corvinus (Christopher Hunyadi) (1499 – 1505), Prince of Hungary and the last male member of the Hungarian Royal House of Hunyadi

Amir Smajić, Folk singer

Saša Matić, pop singer

Alen Islamović, singer, lead vocalist of the bands Divlje Jagode and Bijelo Dugme

Azra Kolaković, singer

Džanan Musa, basketball player, European U16 champion

Irfan Ljubijankić, facial surgeon, classical music composer, politician and diplomat of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Borislav Stanković, former Serbian basketball player, coach and secretary General of FIBA, inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991

Safet Nadarević, footballer

Zele Lipovača, leading member of the Bosnian hard rock band Divlje Jagode

Zlatko Dedić, Slovenian footballer

Nihad Hasanović, writer and translator

Faruk Šehić, poet

Mersada Bećirspahić, former basketball player

Mehmed Alajbegović, politician and lawyer

Ferid Džanić, World War II Axis soldier (SS Handschar Division)

Saša Radulović, Serbian engineer, politician and former Minister of Economy

Notes

^ World Gazetteer Archived 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine.

^ "POPIS STANOVNIŠTVA, DOMAĆINSTAVA I STANOVA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI, 2013. REZULTATI POPISA" (PDF). popis2013.ba (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 May 2018.

^ "Meteorlogical data for station Bihać in period 1961–1990". Meteorological Institute of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

^ Arnautovic, Marija (21 September 2012), Bosnian Town Preserves Coexistence Legacy: Bihać is one of the few places where conflict failed to drive a wedge between communities, TRI Issue 757, Institute for War and Peace Reporting, retrieved 27 December 2015

References

Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.