# Vrbas

> river in Bosnia and Herzegovina

**Wikidata**: [Q126712](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126712)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrbas_(river))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/vrbas-q126712-2

## Summary
Vrbas is a river in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is classified as a natural watercourse (river) and is associated with municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including Bugojno Municipality.

## Key Facts
- Vrbas is a river (natural watercourse) located in Bosnia and Herzegovina.  
- Wikidata description: "river in Bosnia and Herzegovina".  
- Wikipedia title for the entity: "Vrbas (river)".  
- Vrbas has two coordinate records in the available data: (45.107777777778, 17.513611111111) and (43.91319444444444, 17.827194444444444).  
- Vrbas record sitelink_count: 47.  
- Vrbas is related to the general class "river [Thing]" defined as a larger natural watercourse.  
- Vrbas is connected to Bugojno Municipality, a municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bugojno Municipality inception recorded as +1991-00-00T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count: 8).  
- Vrbas is located within the country Bosnia and Herzegovina (country entity with extensive properties summarized below).  
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — inception/independence date: March 1, 1992.  
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — capital: Sarajevo.  
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — administrative divisions: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Republika Srpska; Brčko District.  
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — official/de facto languages: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian.  
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — currency: convertible mark.  
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 2023 preferred nominal GDP: $27,514,782,476.  
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — area and population data: total area 51,197 km²; 2013 census population 3,531,159; 2017 estimate 3,507,017; 2022 estimate 3,816,459.  
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — UN membership date: May 22, 1992.  
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — national flag adopted February 4, 1998; national anthem official since 2001.  
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — highest point: Maglić (2,386 m); lowest point: Adriatic Sea (0 m).  
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — timezone: CET (UTC+01:00) and CEST (UTC+02:00); Timezone ID: Europe/Sarajevo.  
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — telephone country code: +387; top-level domain: .ba.  
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — notable international memberships include the United Nations (since May 22, 1992), the Council of Europe (since April 24, 2002), and UNESCO (since June 2, 1993), among others.

## FAQs
Q: What is Vrbas?  
A: Vrbas is a river (natural watercourse) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, identified in structured data with the Wikipedia title "Vrbas (river)" and the Wikidata description "river in Bosnia and Herzegovina."

Q: Where is Vrbas located?  
A: Vrbas is located within Bosnia and Herzegovina and is associated with at least one municipality, Bugojno Municipality. Two recorded coordinate points for Vrbas in the available data are 45.107777777778, 17.513611111111 and 43.91319444444444, 17.827194444444444.

Q: What administrative units is Vrbas connected to?  
A: Vrbas is connected to Bugojno Municipality (a municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina) and lies within the sovereign state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which comprises the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska, and the Brčko District.

Q: Where can I find more information about Vrbas online?  
A: The entity has a Wikipedia page titled "Vrbas (river)" and a corresponding Wikidata item described as a river in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the sitelink_count for the Vrbas item is 47.

Q: What national context surrounds Vrbas?  
A: Vrbas exists within Bosnia and Herzegovina — a Southeast European country with capital Sarajevo, de facto official languages Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, currency the convertible mark, and international memberships including the UN and Council of Europe.

## Why It Matters
Vrbas matters as a named natural watercourse within Bosnia and Herzegovina’s geographical and administrative fabric. As a river, it is part of the country’s hydrological system and local municipal geography, explicitly linked in records to Bugojno Municipality and the national context. The presence of formal records (Wikipedia title, Wikidata description, coordinates, and multiple sitelinks) indicates that Vrbas is a recognized geographic feature with documented relevance for mapping, local governance, environmental reference, and encyclopedic research. Its inclusion in national and municipal datasets ties it to broader topics such as regional planning, infrastructure, and natural-resource inventories within Bosnia and Herzegovina.

## Notable For
- Being recorded and described in structured knowledge sources as a river in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Wikidata description: "river in Bosnia and Herzegovina").  
- Having a dedicated Wikipedia entry under the title "Vrbas (river)".  
- Possessing explicit geographic coordinates in the dataset: (45.107777777778, 17.513611111111) and (43.91319444444444, 17.827194444444444).  
- Having a sitelink_count of 47, indicating cross-language and cross-resource references in linked-data systems.  
- Direct association with Bugojno Municipality, a municipal administrative unit in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

## Body

### Classification and Identifiers
- Entity type: river (natural watercourse).  
- Wikidata description: "river in Bosnia and Herzegovina."  
- Wikipedia title: "Vrbas (river)."  
- Sitelink_count for Vrbas: 47, indicating linkage across multiple language editions or database entries.

### Coordinates and Geographic Records
- Two coordinate records are present for Vrbas in the supplied data:  
  - Latitude 45.107777777778, Longitude 17.513611111111.  
  - Latitude 43.91319444444444, Longitude 17.827194444444444.  
- These coordinates are stored as structured properties associated with the Vrbas entity.

### Administrative Associations
- Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina. Vrbas is identified as a river located within Bosnia and Herzegovina.  
- Municipality linkage: Bugojno Municipality is explicitly connected to Vrbas in the provided data. Bugojno Municipality is a municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina with an inception timestamp recorded as +1991-00-00T00:00:00Z and a sitelink_count of 8.

### Relationship to the Class "river [Thing]"
- Vrbas is an instance of the broader class "river [Thing]," which is characterized in the source as a larger natural watercourse.

### Country Context (Bosnia and Herzegovina) — relevant structured facts
- Sovereign state located in Southeast Europe (the Balkans and Southern Europe).  
- Independence/inception: March 1, 1992, succeeding the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.  
- Capital city: Sarajevo.  
- Administrative structure: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Republika Srpska; Brčko District.  
- De facto official languages: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian.  
- Currency: convertible mark.  
- Area: total 51,197 km² (with land and lake breakdowns provided in source materials).  
- Population figures from source material: 2013 census 3,531,159; 2017 estimate 3,507,017; 2022 estimate 3,816,459.  
- Highest point listed: Maglić at 2,386 meters; lowest point: Adriatic Sea at 0 meters.  
- National symbols: flag adopted February 4, 1998; national anthem officially since 2001.  
- Time zone: CET (UTC+01:00) and CEST (UTC+02:00); Timezone ID Europe/Sarajevo.  
- Telephone calling code: +387; top-level domain: .ba.  
- International memberships cited: United Nations (member since May 22, 1992), Council of Europe (since April 24, 2002), UNESCO (since June 2, 1993), OSCE (member since April 30, 1992), Interpol (since November 4, 1992), and others noted in the source.

### Related Municipal Entity: Bugojno Municipality
- Bugojno Municipality is a municipal administrative unit in Bosnia and Herzegovina connected to the Vrbas record.  
- Inception recorded as occurring in or after 1991 (+1991-00-00T00:00:00Z).  
- Bugojno Municipality sitelink_count: 8 in the provided data.

### Data and Linked-Data Presence
- Vrbas is represented in structured datasets (Wikidata/Wikipedia) with multiple sitelinks, indicating presence across languages or related resources.  
- Structured properties recorded for Vrbas include coordinates and sitelink metadata.  
- The presence of a dedicated Wikipedia page ("Vrbas (river)") and a Wikidata description supports lookup and cross-referencing for researchers, cartographers, and civic planners.

### Usage Notes and Data Limits
- The supplied dataset provides location coordinates, administrative associations (country and a municipality), and linked-data identifiers. It does not include hydrological specifics such as length, discharge, tributaries, or ecological details; those are not present in the provided material and therefore are not asserted here.

### How Vrbas Connects to Broader Topics
- As a river within Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vrbas is part of the national geography and municipal jurisdictions. Its recorded coordinates and association with Bugojno Municipality enable mapping and integration into administrative, environmental, and infrastructural datasets that reference Bosnia and Herzegovina’s territory and municipal organization.

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## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
3. Czech National Authority Database
4. GeoNames
5. Quora