Banovići
Banovići
Бановићи | |
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Town and municipality | |
View from "Vidikovac" | |
Location of Banovići within Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |
| Coordinates: 44°24′N 18°32′E / 44.400°N 18.533°E | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Mehmed Hasanović (PDA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 185 km2 (71 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
• Total | 23,431 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +387 35 |
| Website | opcina-banovici.com.ba |
Banovići (Serbian Cyrillic: Бановићи) is a town and municipality located in the Tuzla Canton, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The intensive development of Banovići began with the construction of the Brčko-Banovići railway in the year 1946. Due to its quality, brown coal from Banovići is well-known all over Europe.