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The municipality of Bužim is one of the most northwestern municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Administratively, it is part of the Una-Sana CantonBužim borders Bosanska Krupa to the east, Cazin to the south, Velika Kladuša to the west and north, and finally with the Republic of Croatia to the northeast. Geographically most of the municipality is mountainous. The total land area of Bužim is about 129 km² with a population of 20,000. Bužim is about 180-400 meters above sea-level.
Before the war, Bužim was officially considered a "village" and part of the Bosanska Krupa municipality. But as a result of the Dayton Agreement, Bužim became a municipality itself. According to the 1991 census, Bužim had a population of 5398, 99% of whom were Bosniaks. It is not known how many people now live in Bužim because there has not been a census since 1991, but it is reasonable to assume that the population has increased somewhat due to incoming refugees from other areas. The city was succesfully defended by the Bosnian Army's 5th corps (Bosnian Muslim forces) during the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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