Bosniaks of Croatia are one of the ethnic minorities of the

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. In the 2011 census, there were 31,479 Bosniaks or 0.73% of the total population, making them the third largest ethnic group in the country. Bosniaks are officially recognized as an autochthonous national minority, and as such, they elect a special representative to the

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, shared with members of four other national minorities. Most Bosniaks live in the capital

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(8,119),

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(6,146) and

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(4,877).

Notable people

* Denis Bajramović, basketball coach and former player *

Enis Bešlagić Enis Bešlagić (born 6 January 1975) is a Bosnian actor. In the 2000s, he starred in several films such as ''Fuse'' (2003), ''Summer in the Golden Valley'' (2003), '' Ivko's Feast'' (2005), ''Ram za sliku moje domovine'' (2005) and '' All for F ...

, actor * Hamed Bangoura, radio presenter (on his mother's side) *

Mersad Berber Mersad Berber (1 January 1940 – 7 October 2012) was a Bosnian painter. Early life Berber was born in Bosanski Petrovac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana where he graduated with a BA and MA. In 1978, B ...

, painter *

Tarik Filipović Tarik Filipović (born 11 March 1972) is a Bosnian-Croatian television presenter and actor. He has appeared in over 800 theatre plays since his debut in 1985. He has also been in many films and TV dramas produced throughout the areas of former Yu ...

, actor and tv presenter *

Amina Kajtaz Amina Kajtaz (born 31 December 1996) is a Croatian swimmer. Prior to 2022, she represented Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kajtaz competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She is the daughter of Bosnian former foot ...

, swimmer * Ćamila Mičijević, handball player * Jasmin Mujdža, football player * Mensur Mujdža, football player *

Esad Ribić Esad T. Ribić (born 10 November 1972) is a Croatian comic book artist and animator, known for his work on various titles for Marvel Comics, including '' Loki'', '' Silver Surfer: Requiem'', '' Sub-Mariner: The Depths'' and the 2015 '' Secret Wa ...

, comic book artist * Elvis Sarić, football player * Emir Spahić, football player * Fehim Vukotić, painter and a

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