Teočak ( sr-cyrl, Теочак) is a municipality located in

Tuzla Canton The Tuzla Canton ( bs, Tuzlanski kanton; hr, Tuzlanska županija; sr, Тузлански кантон) is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of two entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The cantonal seat is the ci ...

of the

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two entities within the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Republika Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of 10 autonomous cantons with their own gover ...

, an entity of

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and ...

. The center of the municipality is the village of

Teočak-Krstac Teočak-Krstac is a village in the municipality of Teočak Teočak ( sr-cyrl, Теочак) is a municipality located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The center of the municipalit ...

Geography

The municipality borders the municipality of Lopare to the west, Ugljevik to the north and east, and Sapna to the south. It is administratively part of the

in the

History

During the 1990s, due to the

Bosnian war The Bosnian War ( sh, Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started ...

, the area of Teočak received several hundred

Bosniak The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzeg ...

refugees from primarily the north and northeast areas of Teočak. Before the war, Teočak was part of the Ugljevik municipality, and became itself a municipality as part of the

Dayton Agreement The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement or the Dayton Accords (Croatian: ''Daytonski sporazum'', Serbian and Bosnian: ''Dejtonski mirovni sporazum'' / Дејтонски миро� ...

Religion

The total number of mosques in the Teočak municipality is 7.

Demographics

According to the 2013 census, the municipality has a total of 7,424 inhabitants.

Population and ethnicity by settlement

Gallery

File:Teocak-Kamene-kugle.jpg, Ancient stone balls image:Teocak, mestecko na entitni hranici.jpg, View on Teočak image:Teocak-Grad-i-dzamija.jpg, Mosque in Teočak

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Teocak Populated places in Teočak Municipalities of the Tuzla Canton