Ljubuški is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the western part of Herzegovina.

Grb Ljubuski

In the 1991 census, the municipality of Ljubuški had a population of 28,340, of which 26,127 were Croats (92.1%), 1,592 Bosniaks (5.6%), 227 Yugoslavs (0.8%), 65 Serbs (0.2%), and 329 others (1.1%). The town of Ljubuški had 7,407 residents: 75% Croats, 20% Bosniaks, 3% Yugoslavs, 1% Serbs and 1% others.

Ljubuski on map BiH Population 28,340

The town was first time mentioned in 1444. The name Ljubuški originates from an ancient Slavic name Libusa who used to be the first wife of the then ruler of Herzegovina Herzeg Stjepan.

The town is home to the successful handball club HRK Izviđač and the football club HNK Ljubuški.

• fra Lovro Šitović (1682 - February 28, 1729) writer
• Mehmed-beg Kapetanović Ljubušak (1839 - 1902) politician and poet
• don Ivan Musić (December 24, 1848 - 1888) leader of the Herzegovinian rebellion (1875-1878)
• Peter Tomich (June 3, 1893 – December 7, 1941) hero of World War II
• Andrija Artuković (29 November 1899 - 16 January 1988) politician
• Vjekoslav Vrančić (25 March 1904 - 25 March 1990) politician and writer
• Zvonimir Remeta (December 12, 1909 - 1964) writer
• Maks Luburić (3 March 1914 - 20 April 1969) commander of the Jasenovac concentration camp
• Lucijan Kordić (June 9, 1914 - June 16, 1993) poet
• Veselko Koroman (April 7, 1934 - ) writer
• Blaž Kraljević (17 June 1947 - 9 August 1992) commander of the HOS BiH
• Petar Barbarić (1874 - 1897)