History

In the 1991 census the municipality had a population 33,817. The distribution was Muslims 18,699 (55.29%), Orthodox 14,356 (42.25%), Catholics 40 (0.12%), Yugoslavs 336 (0.99%) and others 386 (1.14%). The town itself had a population of 7,916. The distribution was Muslims 4,794 (61%), Christian-Orthodox 2,777 (35%), Catholics 28(0.003%) Yugoslavs 243 (0.03%) and others 74 (0.093%). (Explanation: Citizens of Bosnia are called Bosniaks, citizens of Serbia are called Serbs, and citizens of Croatia are called Croats. Therefor all Citizens from Bosnia are Bosniaks. It would be a nonsence to seperate the citizens by countries. It is more acurate to split the census by religious preference, meaning Muslims 4,794 (61%), Christian-Orthodox 2,777 (35%), Catholics 28(0.003%)...). During the 1992-1995 Bosnian Genocide the city and the municipality were taken over by the JNA (Jugoslav National Army), and serb Volunteers who expeled the entire Muslim population. Several hundred Bosniaks were killed and there were reports of rapes. The Serbs set up a concentracion camp called Sušica where many atrocities took place.