# Donji Vakuf

Donji Vakuf (Serbian Cyrillic: Доњи Вакуф, pronounced) is a town and municipality located in the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
It was founded by Malkoçoğlu İbrahim Bey in 1572 and was known as "Aşağı Vakıf" ("lower waqf", i.e. Islamic endowment in Turkish). Donji Vakuf is the Bosnian translation of "Aşağı Vakıf".

## Settlements

* Babin Potok
* Babino Selo
* Barice
* Blagaj
* Brda
* Brdo
* Brezičani
* Ćehajići
* Ćemalovići
* Daljan
* Dobro Brdo
* Doganovci
* Dolovi
* Donji Rasavci
* Donji Vakuf
* Đulovići
* Fakići
* Fonjge
* Galešići
* Grabantići
* Gredina
* Grič
* Guvna
* Hemići
* Jablan
* Jemanlići
* Karići
* Keže
* Komar
* Korenići
* Košćani
* Kovačevići
* Krivače
* Kutanja
* Ljuša
* Makitani
* Novo Selo
* Oborci
* Orahovljani
* Petkovići
* Piljužići
* Pobrđani
* Ponjavići
* Potkraj
* Pribraća
* Prisika
* Prusac
* Rasavci
* Rastičevo
* Rudina
* Ruska Pilana
* Sandžak
* Semin
* Silajdževina
* Slatina
* Sokolina
* Staro Selo
* Suhodol
* Sultanovići
* Suljići
* Šahmani
* Rahmani
* Šeherdžik
* Šutkovići
* Torlakovac
* Urija
* Vlađevići
* Vrljaj

## History

From 1929 to 1941, Donji Vakuf was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. From April 1993 to 14 September 1995 the town's name was Srbobran (as it was occupied by Serb paramilitary forces). During that time the majority of Bosniaks were exiled to the neighboring town of Bugojno, and on 14 September 1995 Donji Vakuf was liberated by the Bosnian Army. The town then changed its name back to Donji Vakuf.

## Demographics
### Population

Population of settlements – Donji Vakuf municipality :
| | Settlement | 1961. | 1971. | 1981. | 1991. | 2013. |
| | Total | 16,036 | 20,393 | 22,606 | 24,544 | 13,985 |
| 1 | Ćehajići | | | | 321 | 311 |
| 2 | Daljan | | | | 160 | 236 |
| 3 | Donji Rasavci | | | | 339 | 204 |
| 4 | Donji Vakuf | | 5,012 | 7,224 | 8,771 | 6,711 |
| 5 | Jemanlići | | | | 337 | 209 |
| 6 | Kutanja | | | | 433 | 310 |
| 7 | Oborci | | | | 652 | 607 |
| 8 | Ponjavići | | | | 285 | 331 |
| 9 | Pribraća | | | | 715 | 426 |
| 10 | Prusac | | | | 1,756 | 1,281 |
| 11 | Šeherdžik | | | | 344 | 261 |
| 12 | Torlakovac | | | | 766 | 592 |

### Ethnic composition

Ethnic composition – Donji Vakuf town :
| | 2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. |
| Total | 6,711 (100,0%) | 8,771 (100,0%) | 7,224 (100,0%) | 5,012 (100,0%) |
| Bosniaks | 6,360 (94,77%) | 5,327 (60,73%) | 4,207 (58,24%) | 3,723 (74,28%) |
| Others | 276 (4,113%) | 114 (1,300%) | 58 (0,803%) | 20 (0,399%) |
| Serbs | 56 (0,834%) | 2,616 (29,83%) | 1,854 (25,66%) | 882 (17,60%) |
| Croats | 19 (0,283%) | 191 (2,178%) | 184 (2,547%) | 278 (5,547%) |
| Yugoslavs | | 523 (5,963%) | 900 (12,46%) | 84 (1,676%) |
| Montenegrins | | | 12 (0,166%) | 5 (0,100%) |
| Slovenes | | | 5 (0,069%) | 3 (0,060%) |
| Albanians | | | 2 (0,028%) | 17 (0,339%) |
| Macedonians | | | 1 (0,014%) | |
| Hungarians | | | 1 (0,014%) | |
Ethnic composition – Donji Vakuf municipality :
| | 2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | 1961. |
| Total | 13,985 (100,0%) | 24,544 (100,0%) | 22,606 (100,0%) | 20,393 (100,0%) | 16,036 (100,0%) |
| Bosniaks | 13,376 (95,65%) | 13,509 (55,04%) | 11,600 (51,31%) | 10,528 (51,63%) | 6,289 (39.22%) |
| Others | 444 (3,175%) | 227 (0,925%) | 177 (0,783%) | 49 (0,240%) | 51 (0.32%) |
| Serbs | 107 (0,765%) | 9,533 (38,84%) | 8,574 (37,93%) | 8,767 (42,99%) | 7,870 (49.08%) |
| Croats | 58 (0,415%) | 682 (2,779%) | 635 (2,809%) | 924 (4,531%) | 976 (6.09%) |
| Yugoslavs | | 593 (2,416%) | 1 592 (7,042%) | 90 (0,441%) | 850 (5.30%) |
| Montenegrins | | | 18 (0,080%) | 12 (0,059%) | |
| Slovenes | | | 5 (0,022%) | 3 (0,015%) | |
| Macedonians | | | 2 (0,009%) | | |
| Albanians | | | 2 (0,009%) | 19 (0,093%) | |
| Hungarians | | | 1 (0,004%) | 1 (0,005%) | |

## Tourism

The village of Prusac lies just outside Donji Vakuf. Bosniaks make a pilgrimage to the nearby holy site of Ajvatovica in June. It is one of the biggest events in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

## Twin towns — sister cities

Donji Vakuf is twinned with:
* Gömeç, Turkey, since 2002