Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina serve as the second-level units of local autonomy of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the two political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]
The other political entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republika Srpska, has a centralized government and is divided directly into 63 municipalities. Finally, the ethnically diverse Brčko District is a division of its own under the direct jurisdiction of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
[edit] Cantons
The cantons or counties of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina were created by the Bosniak-Croat Washington Agreement of 1994. Their present boundaries were defined by the Dayton Agreement in 1995. The cantons or counties consist of municipalities (singular: općina, општина; plural: općine, општине). A canton or a county has its own government headed by the Premier. The Premier has his own cabinet, and is assisted in his duties by various cantonal ministries, agencies, and cantonal or county services. Five of the cantons or counties (Una-Sana, Tuzla, Zenica-Doboj, Bosnian Podrinje, and Sarajevo) have a Bosniak majority, three (Posavina, West Herzegovina, and West Bosnia) have Bosnian Croat majority, and two (Central Bosnia and Herzegovina-Neretva) are 'ethnically mixed', meaning there are special legislative procedures for protection of the constituent ethnic groups.
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No. | Abbr | English name | Bosnian name | Croatian name | Center | Population | Area (km2) | Density | Municipalities |
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I. | USK | Una-Sana Canton | Unsko-sanski kanton | Unsko-sanska županija | Bihać | 287,998 | 4,125 | 69.8 | 8 |
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II. | ŽP | Posavina Canton | Posavski kanton | Posavska županija | Orašje | 40,513 | 324.6 | 124.8 | 3 |
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III. | TK | Tuzla Canton | Tuzlanski kanton | Tuzlanska županija | Tuzla | 497,813 | 2,649 | 187.9 | 13 |
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IV. | ZDK | Zenica-Doboj Canton | Zeničko-dobojski kanton | Zeničko-dobojska županija | Zenica | 400,848 | 3,334.3 | 119.9 | 12 |
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V. | BPK | Bosnian Podrinje Canton | Bosansko-podrinjski kanton | Bosansko-podrinjska županija | Goražde | 33,662 | 504.6 | 65.8 | 3 |
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VI. | SBK ŽSB |
Central Bosnia Canton | Srednjobosanski kanton | Županija Središnja Bosna | Travnik | 255,648 | 3,189 | 80.2 | 12 |
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VII. | HNK HNŽ |
Herzegovina-Neretva Canton | Hercegovačko-neretvanski kanton | Hercegovačko-neretvanska županija | Mostar | 226,632 | 4,401 | 51.5 | 9 |
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VIII. | ZHŽ | West Herzegovina Canton | Zapadnohercegovački kanton | Zapadnohercegovačka županija | Široki Brijeg | 81,833 | 1,362.2 | 60.1 | 4 |
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IX. | KS | Sarajevo Canton | Kanton Sarajevo | Sarajevska županija | Sarajevo | 421,289 | 1,276.9 | 329.9 | 9 |
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X. | K10 HBŽ |
Canton 10 | Kanton 10, Livanjski kanton | Hercegbosanska županija | Livno | 81,396 | 4,934.1 | 16.5 | 6 |
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FBiH | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine | Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine | Sarajevo | 2,327,195 | 26,109.7 | 89.1 | 79 |
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