Laktaši is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

. It is situated in the Republika Srpska

Republika Srpska

Republika Srpska is one of two main political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...

 entity near the city of Banja Luka

Banja Luka

-History:The name "Banja Luka" was first mentioned in a document dated February 6, 1494, but Banja Luka's history dates back to ancient times. There is a substantial evidence of the Roman presence in the region during the first few centuries A.D., including an old fort "Kastel" in the centre of...

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Geography

It is located between municipalities of Gradiška and Srbac

Srbac

Srbac , is a town and municipality on the northern border of Bosnia and Herzegovina with Croatia. Srbac is located in the Republika Srpska entity at the entry of river Vrbas into river Sava.-Name:...

 in the north, Prnjavor

Prnjavor

Prnjavor is a town and municipality in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the northern part of the Republika Srpska entity. The municipality is near the town of Banja Luka, which is located to the west of Prnjavor....

 in the east, Čelinac

Celinac

Čelinac is a town and municipality in north-west Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The municipality lies about to the east of the city of Banja Luka.-Geography:...

 in the south, and Banja Luka

Banja Luka

-History:The name "Banja Luka" was first mentioned in a document dated February 6, 1494, but Banja Luka's history dates back to ancient times. There is a substantial evidence of the Roman presence in the region during the first few centuries A.D., including an old fort "Kastel" in the centre of...

 in the west.

Settlements

• Aleksići
• Bakinci
• Bosanski Aleksandrovac
• Boškovići
• Bukovica
• Čardačani
• Ćetojevići

Četojevići

Četojevići is a village in the municipality of Ilijaš, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:...

• Devetina
• Dovići
• Drugovići
• Glamočani
• Jablan
• Jakupovci
• Jaružani
• Kadinjani
• Kobatovci
• Koljani
• Kosijerovo
• Kriškovci
• Krnete
• Laktaši

Laktaši

Laktaši is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the Republika Srpska entity near the city of Banja Luka.-Geography:...

• Ljubatovci
• Maglajani
• Mahovljani
• Malo Blaško
• Milosavci
• Miloševci
• Mrčevci
• Papažani
• Petoševci
• Rajčevci
• Riječani
• Slatina
• Šeškovci
• Šušnjari
• Trn i Veliko Blaško.

1971

25.997 total

• Serbs - 21.986 (84,57%)
• Croats - 2.731 (10,50%)
• Muslims - 341 (1,14%)
• Yugoslavs - 84 (0,32%)
• others - 855 (3,47%)

1991

According to the 1991 census the Laktaši municipality had a population of 29,910 people, including:

• 24,438 Serbs
  Serbs
  The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
  
   (See: Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  The Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina are people of Serb ethnicity inhabiting the Balkan regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, or, since the establishment of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a state in the 1990s, the Serbs who have its citizenship. The Serbs are one of the three constitutive nations of this...
  
  )
• 2,584 Croats
  Croats
  Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
  
   (See: Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina form one of the three constitutive nations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.There is no precise data regarding Bosnia and Herzegovina's population since the last war. Ethnic cleansing within Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s saw the vast majority of Croats move and take...
  
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• 1,491 Yugoslavs
  Yugoslavs
  Yugoslavs is a national designation used by a minority of South Slavs across the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in the diaspora...
  
  
• 506 Muslims by nationality
  Muslims by nationality
  Muslims by nationality was a term used in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as an official designation of nationality of Slavic Muslims. They were one of the constitutive groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
  
  
• 891 others

2006

In 2006, Laktaši had a population about 40,000 people. The majority of inhabitants of municipality were ethnic Serbs.

Sport

The local football club

Football team

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, FK Laktaši

FK Laktaši

FK Laktaši is a football club based in the town of Laktaši, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It competes in the First League of Republika Srpska....

, plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the country's most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs with last two teams relegated at the end of every season....

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External links

• Municipalities of Republika Srpska