Vuka (municipality)
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Vuka is a municipality in
Osijek-Baranja County Osijek-Baranja County (, hr, Osječko-baranjska županija, hu, Eszék-Baranya megye) is a county in Croatia, located in northeastern Slavonia and Baranja. Its center is Osijek. Other towns include Đakovo, Našice, Valpovo, Belišće, and B ...
,
Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...
. In the
2011 Croatian census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
there were 1,200 inhabitants, 97.17% of which were
Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, ...
.


Famous people

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Katarina Matanović-Kulenović Katarina Matanović-Kulenović (18 March 1913 in Vuka – 24 April 2003 in Zagreb) was the first female Croatian pilot and parachutist. Born near Osijek in 1913, she lived in Zagreb from 1918. She became a graduated pilot in the Yugoslav R ...
- first female Croatian pilot and parachutist * Milko Cepelić - Croatian priest, historian and ethnographer


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Vuka municipality
Municipalities of Croatia Populated places in Osijek-Baranja County {{OsijekBaranja-geo-stub