Central Bosnia Canton
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| Central Bosnia Canton
Srednjobosanski kanton (bs) Županija Središnja Bosna (hr) |
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| Coordinates: 44°06′N 17°39′E / 44.1°N 17.65°E | |||
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Main city | Travnik | ||
| Municipalities | Bugojno, Busovača, Dobretići, Donji Vakuf, Fojnica, Gornji Vakuf, Jajce, Kiseljak, Kreševo, Novi Travnik, Travnik, Vitez | ||
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| - Head of canton | Salko Selman | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 3,189.0 km2 (1,231.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population | |||
| - Total | 253,035 | ||
| - Density | 79.35/km2 (205.5/sq mi) | ||
The Central Bosnia Canton is one of the ten cantons of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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[edit] Geography
It is located in the center of the country, to the west of Sarajevo. The center of canton government is Travnik.
[edit] Municipalities
The canton is split into the municipalities of Bugojno, Busovača, Dobretići, Donji Vakuf, Fojnica, Gornji Vakuf - Uskoplje, Jajce, Kiseljak, Kreševo, Novi Travnik, Travnik, Vitez.
[edit] Demographics
The largest ethnic group in the canton are Bosniaks (living mostly in the municipalities of Jajce, Novi Travnik, Travnik, Donji Vakuf, Bugojno, Gornji Vakuf - Uskoplje, Vitez, Busovaca, Fojnica and Kiseljak), and the second largest are Croats (living mostly in the municipalities of Jajce, Dobretići, Novi Travnik, Vitez, Busovača, Kiseljak, and Kreševo, Gornji Vakuf - Uskoplje, and Fojnica).
[edit] 1991
Canton had population of 339,702 of which were:
- Bosniaks: 146,608 (43.2%)
- Croats: 131,744 (38.8%)
- Serbs: 40,809 (12.0%)
- Yugoslavs: 13,803 (4.1%)
- Others: 6,738 (1.9%)
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Coordinates: 44°06′N 17°39′E / 44.1°N 17.65°E
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