the growth of manufacturing sector, attract domestic and foreign capital and create new jobs. Sport Football club NK Široki Brijeg is based in Široki Brijeg. Founded in 1948, it plays its home games at the Pecara Stadium, one of only two stadiums in Bosnia and Herzegovina with an UEFA category 3 ranking. The stadium can hold 7,000 spectators. The city is home to Bosnia and Herzegovina's biggest and most successful basketball club, HKK Široki, with eleven Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship titles and nine Cups of Bosnia and Herzegovina won. It plays their home games at the Pecara Sports Hall, which has a seating capacity of 4,500. Demographics 1971 27,285 total Croats - 26,940 (98.73%) Serbs - 234 (0.85%) Muslims - 43 (0.15%) Yugoslavs - 12 (0.04%) Others - 56 (0.20%) 1991 In the 1991 census, the municipality of Široki Brijeg had 26,437 inhabitants: 26,231 Croats (99.2%), 147 Serbs (0.6%), 19 Yugoslavs (0.07%), 9 Bosniaks (0.03%), 31 others (0.1%). The town itself had 6,864 inhabitants, 99.37% being Croats. Twin towns – sister cities Široki Brijeg is twinned with: Vinkovci, Croatia Notable people Mario Bazina, football player Ivan Mikulić, singer (representing Croatia in 2004 Eurovision Song Contest) Gojko Šušak, former Minister of Defence of Croatia Goran Bogdan, Croatian Actor Notes References External links Official site Široki Brijeg Independent daily, Siroki.com Široki Brig Unofficial Populated places in Široki Brijeg