Vrbanja (river)

Vrbanja
Врбања
The Vrbanja river in Čelinac in winter
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Vrbanja (river) is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vrbanja (river)
Location
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationVlašić
 • elevation1,520 m (4,990 ft)[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Vrbas
 • coordinates
44°46′44″N 17°13′12″E / 44.77889°N 17.22000°E / 44.77889; 17.22000
 • elevation
164 m (538 ft)[1]
Length70.5 km (43.8 mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionVrbasSavaDanubeBlack Sea
Vrbanja river in Čelinac, wintertime

The Vrbanja (Serbian Cyrillic: Врбања) is a river in Central Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina; with Ugar, the largest right tributary of the Vrbas. Its basin covers an area of approximately 703.5 km2. The Vrbanja has significant hydropower potential.[2][3] There are many different estimations of the Vrbanja's length, from 70.5 km[1] and 84 km[4] to 95.4 km.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d Statistical Yearbook 2017, Institute for Statistics of FBiH, p. 34
  2. ^ Spahić M. et al. (2000): Bosna i Hercegovina (2:250.000). Izdavačko preduzeće „Sejtarija“, Sarajevo.
  3. ^ Mučibabić B., Ed. (1998): Geografski atlas Bosne i Hercegovine. Geodetski zavod BiH, Sarajevo, ISBN 9958-766-00-0.
  4. ^ Bihalji-Merin O. et al., Eds. (1968): Mala enciklopedija Prosveta - Opšta enciklopedija, drugo izdanje (A-LJ), Prosveta, Beograd.
  5. ^ Statistički godišnjak Republike Srpske, 2013: Genografski i meteorološki podaci(in Bosnian) (PDF). Republički zavod za statistiku RS, Pristupljeno 18. 1. 2013.bs: