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The territory of the municipality is 994 km². Livno is the center of the canton, both cultural and industrial. It is the biggest city in the canton and the city is situated 730 meters over the sea. The river Bistrica flows through the city Livno and the river itself is 3 km long, which means that it is a very small river. Livno is also situated in the Livno fields which is the largest field in the entire country. The field is situated between the mountains Dinara and Kamesnica in the south, Tusnica in the east, Cincara in the north and Satora in the west. The Livno field is 405 km² which is almost a half of the Livno municipality.
Livno on map BiH Population 32,454
Demographics
In 2003, the municipality of Livno was populated by 32,454 people (down from 39,526 in 1991).
Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
- 27,244 Croats 83.4% (28,456 or 71.99% in 1991)
- 4,189 Bosniaks 12.9% (5,927 or 15% in 1991)
- 725 Serbs 2.2% (3,782 or 9.57% in 1991)
- 296 others 0.9% (in 1991, there were 1122 Yugoslavs and 239 others)
The city of Livno itself had 10,925 residents in 1991.
Climate
Livno has a stable continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. It is situated between big mountains like Cincar and Kamesnica which make the climate more continental than the climate in Mostar and Capljina for example. The winters in that part of the country is not that cold as it is in Livno.
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