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Velika Kladuša

Velika Kladuša is a town and municipality in the far northwest of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located near the border with Croatia. The closest city is Cazin, and a bit farther, the cities of Bihać and Bosanski Novi. Across the border, it is not far from Cetingrad. Administratively, it is part of the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Velika Kladuša municipality also has many smaller towns and villages inside it such as Mala Kladuša, Todorovo, Podzvizd and many others. The town of Velika Kladuša is the center for the municipality because most hosiptals, stores and government buildings are located there.

History

Before the Bosnian War, the town was the headquarters of Agrokomerc, one of biggest food companies in former Yugoslavia. The company started as a single food producing farm and grew to an estimated 13,000 employees at its peak of production. Today Agrokomerc still works but at a smaller capacity then before the war. During the Bosnian War, the town was the capital of the self declared Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia. Following the end of the Bosnian War, the town was the home of the Canadian Forces NATO camp supporting the IFOR and SFOR Peacemaking missions from 1995 to 2003.

Demographics

Municipality Demographics

Year	Serb	%	Muslims	%	Croats	%	Yugoslavs	%	Others	%	Total
Ethnic Composition
1961	4,489	15.34%	23,585	80.59%	870	2.97%	250	0.85%	73	0.25%	29,267
1971	2,845	7.88%	32,110	88.99%	742	2.05%	191	0.52%	191	0.52%	36,079
1981	2,456	5.39%	40,238	88.39%	701	1.53%	1,758	3.86%	367	0.80%	45,520
1991	2,266	4.28%	48,305	91.29%	740	1.39%	993	1.87%	604	1.14%	52,908
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