Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Čitluk Читлук
Municipality and town
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Location of Čitluk within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Čitluk Location of Čitluk
Coordinates: 43°12′N 17°42′E / 43.200°N 17.700°E / 43.200; 17.700
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government
• Municipality president	Ivo Jerkić (HDZ BiH)
Area
• Total	181 km2 (70 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)
• Total	18,552
• Density	102,5/km2 (2,650/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s)	+387 36
Website	http://www.citluk.ba

Čitluk  listen  Latin: Aequum is a town and municipality located in Herzegovina, in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a municipality of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Overview

The municipality includes the village of Međugorje where Marian apparitions have been reported.

Other nearby places are Služanj, Potpolje, Blatnica, Čerin, Hamzići and Gornji Veliki Ograđenik. The rich soil in this area is used for growing wine-producing grapes. Many varieties grown in Brotnjo are popular throughout the world (e.g., Blatina).

Population/Demographics

1971

15,359 total

• Croats - 15,055 (98.02%)
• Bosniaks - 183 (1.19%)
• Serbs - 64 (0.41%)
• others - 57 (0.38%)

1991

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%) * 19 others (0.1%)

The town of Čitluk had 4,317 residents: with 99% of those being Croats.

Settlements

• Bijakovići • Biletići • Blatnica • Blizanci • Čalići • Čerin • Čitluk • Dobro Selo • Dragičina • Gradnići • Hamzići • Krehin Gradac • Krućevići • Mali Ograđenik • Međugorje • Paoča • Potpolje • Služanj • Tromeđa City • Tepčići • Veliki Ograđenik i Vionica.

Sports

The town is home to the football club NK Brotnjo, and the basketball club HKK Brotnjo.

Notable people

• Marin Čilić, tennis player
• Zoran Planinić, basketball player
• Mate Bulić, singer
• Ivica Zubac, basketball player

Twin cities

• Poggio San Marcello Italy
• Križevci Croatia

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Čitluk.

• Municipality of Čitluk-official website (Croatian)

Municipalities of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
Čapljina Čitluk Jablanica Konjic Mostar Neum Prozor-Rama Ravno Stolac

Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Republika Srpska
Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina      Una-Sana  Central Bosnia  Posavina  Herzegovina-Neretva  Tuzla  West Herzegovina  Zenica-Doboj  Sarajevo  Bosnian Podrinje  Canton 10
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Coordinates: 43°12′N 17°42′E / 43.2°N 17.7°E / 43.2; 17.7