Bosanska Krupa () is a city located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2026, it has a population of ~23,268 inhabitants.
It is situated on the banks of river Una in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, northeast from Bihać (350 km away from Sarajevo).
History When the German and Italian Zones of Influence were revised on 24 June 1942, Bosanska Krupa fell in Zone III, administered civilly by Croatia and militarily by Croatia and Germany.
Geography Bosanska Krupa is on the border within the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina adjacent to the municipalities of Bužim, Cazin, Bihać, Bosanski Petrovac, Sanski Most, and Krupa na Uni. The last mentioned municipality is part of the Republika Srpska entity and was part of the Bosanska Krupa municipality before the Bosnian War, but after the Dayton Agreement it became a separate municipality.
Settlements
Arapuša Banjani Baštra Benakovac Donja Suvaja Drenova Glavica Glavica Gorinja Gornja Suvaja Gornji Bušević Gornji Petrovići Gudavac Hašani Ivanjska Jasenica Jezerski Ljusina Mahmić Selo Mali Badić Mali Radić Ostrožnica Bosanska Otoka Perna Pištaline Potkalinje Pučenik Srednji Bušević Srednji Dubovik Velika Jasenica Veliki Badić Veliki Dubovik Veliki Radić Vojevac Voloder Vranjska Zalin
Demographics
Population Population of settlements – Bosanska Krupa municipalitySettlement1961.1971.1981.1991.2013.Total46,02050,85655,22958,32029,6591Arapuša5362732Banjani5013323Baštra1862044Bosanska Krupa8,97412,05514,41610,1965Drenova Glavica3762536Ivanjska6333097Jezerski3,3222,7568Ljusina1,3151,2379Mahmić Selo1,7141,36910Ostrožnica1,20179411Otoka4,0633,22112Pištaline1,5411,31613Veliki Badić1,23779414Voloder1,0601,114
Ethnic composition Ethnic composition – Bosanska Krupa town2013.1991.1981.1971.Total10,196 (100,0%)14,416 (100,0%)12,055 (100,0%)8,974 (100,0%)Bosniaks9,859 (96,70%)9,519 (66,03%)6,858 (56,89%)6,070 (67,64%)Roma116 (1,138%)Unaffiliated56 (0,549%)Serbs54 (0,530%)4,044 (28,05%)3,142 (26,06%)2,433 (27,11%)Croats50 (0,490%)102 (0,708%)109 (0,904%)202 (2,251%)Albanians21 (0,206%)Others19 (0,186%)200 (1,387%)182 (1,510%)86 (0,958%)Unknown16 (0,157%)Yugoslavs2 (0,020%)551 (3,822%)1,764 (14,63%)183 (2,039%)Macedonians1 (0,010%)Slovenes1 (0,010%)Turks1 (0,010%) Ethnic composition – Bosanska Krupa municipality2013.1991.1981.1971.1961.Total29,659 (100,0%)58,320 (100,0%)55,229 (100,0%)50,856 (100,0%)46,020 (100,0%)Bosniaks23,886 (93,50%)43,104 (73,91%)37,381 (67,68%)31,842 (62,61%)23,721 (51,54%)Serbs1,265 (4,952%)13,841 (23,73%)15,029 (27,21%)18,230 (35,85%)20,453 (44,44%)Roma118 (0,462%)3 (0,005%)Unaffiliated106 (0,415%)Croats66 (0,258%)139 (0,238%)173 (0,313%)286 (0,562%)453 (0,980%)Unknown41 (0,161%)Others30 (0,117%)528 (0,905%)251 (0,454%)216 (0,425%)122 (0,270%)Albanians23 (0,090%)13 (0,024%)13 (0,026%)Yugoslavs5 (0,020%)708 (1,214%)2,314 (4,190%)239 (0,470%)1,271 (2,760%)Slovenes3 (0,012%)9 (0,016%)11 (0,022%)Macedonians1 (0,004%)7 (0,013%)Turks1 (0,004%)Montenegrins49 (0,089%)19 (0,037%)
Notable people Džemaludin Čaušević, Grand Mufti for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1914 to 1930) Branko Ćopić, writer (Hašani) Kosta Hakman, painter Elvis Mešić, football player
Gallery
See also Una-Sana Canton Bosanska Krajina
References
Bibliography
External links
Official site