Una-Sana Canton

Una-Sana Canton
Una-Sana Canton ; Unsko-sanski kanton (bs); Unsko-sanska županija (hr); Унско-сански кантон (sr)
	— Canton —
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	Location of the Una-Sana Canton
	Coordinates: 44°44′N 16°12′E / 44.733°N 16.2°E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Main city	Bihać
Municipalities	Bihać, Bosanska Krupa, Bosanski Petrovac, Bužim, Cazin, Ključ, Sanski Most, Velika Kladuša
	Government
• Head of canton	Hamdija Lipovača
	Area
• Total	4,125.0 km2 (1,592.7 sq mi)
	Population (2011 estimate)
• Total	287,835
• Density	69.78/km2 (180.7/sq mi)
Website	http://www.vladausk.ba/

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The Una-Sana Canton is one of the ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the northwest of the country and has been named after the rivers Una and Sana. The center of canton government is Bihać.

[edit] Population

The canton is inhabited by around 305,000 people (2001 est.), mostly ethnic Bosniaks . In 2003, population of Una Sana Canton numbered 304,181 people, including 286,989 Bosniaks (94.3%), 10,343 Serbs (3.4%), 5,596 Croats (1.8%), and 1,253 people of other ethnicities (0.4%).^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Municipalities

It is divided into municipalities (usually eponymous with towns) of Bihać, Bosanska Krupa, Bosanski Petrovac, Bužim, Cazin, Ključ, Sanski Most and Velika Kladuša.

[edit] Traffic

Due to the proximity to Croatia and that country's peculiar shape, various important traffic lines between Zagreb and the Adriatic traverse the Una-Sana canton, such as the railway line Bosanski Novi — Bihać — Knin. The largest airport of Željava is located near Bihać and is located right between Bosnian and Croatian border.