Doboj
Doboj
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| Grad Doboj Град Добој City of Doboj | |
From the top to bottom-right, Panoramic View of Doboj, Doboj Fortress, Orthodox Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, View over city from the fortress walls | |
Location of Doboj within Republika Srpska | |
| Coordinates: 44°43′53″N 18°05′04″E / 44.73139°N 18.08444°E | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Republika Srpska |
| First written record | 28 June 1415 |
| City status | July 2012 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| • Body | Mayor of Doboj |
| • Mayor | Boris Jerinić (SNSD) |
| Area | |
| 648 km2 (250 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 648 km2 (250 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| 71,441 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 26,987 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +387 53 |
| Website | doboj |
Doboj (Serbian Cyrillic: Добој, pronounced [dôboj]) is a city in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of the Bosna river, in the northern region of Republika Srpska. As of 2013, it has a population of 71,441 inhabitants.
Doboj is the largest national railway junction and the operational base of the Railways Corporation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of the oldest cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina and, aside from Banja Luka, the most important urban center in northern Republika Srpska.