Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina



































Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kantoni Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine
Кантони Федерације Босне и Херцеговине
Bosnia and Herzegovina, administrative divisions - Nmbrs (cantons) - colored.svg
Category Federal unit
Location Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Number 10 Cantons
Populations 25,336 (Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde) – 477,278 (Tuzla)
Areas 325 km2 (125.5 sq mi) (Posavina) – 4,934 km2 (1,905.1 sq mi) (Canton 10)
Government Canton government
Subdivisions Municipality

The ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: kanton, Croatian: županije; Serbian: Кантон), are the member states of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the two political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The ten cantons were established by the Law on Federal Units (Cantons) on 12 June 1996.




Contents






  • 1 Cantons


  • 2 Possible reorganization


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References





Cantons


The cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina were created by the Law on Federal Units (Cantons) of 1996, which was based on the Bosniak-Croat Washington Agreement. The cantons consist of municipalities. A canton has its own government headed by a prime minister. The prime minister has his own cabinet, and is assisted in his duties by various cantonal ministries, agencies, and cantonal or county services. Five of the cantons (Una-Sana, Tuzla, Zenica-Doboj, Bosnian Podrinje, and Sarajevo) have a Bosniak majority, three (Posavina, West Herzegovina and Canton 10) have a Bosnian Croat majority, while two of them (Central Bosnia and Herzegovina-Neretva) are 'ethnically mixed', meaning neither ethnic group has a majority and there are special legislative procedures for the protection of their political interests. The most populous canton is Tuzla Canton while Canton 10 is the largest by area.


The term županija has been declared unconstitutional, but is still widely used by Bosnian Croat officials and in cantonal constitutions. The Croatian language version of the Constitution of the Federation, however, uses the constitutional term kanton.



































































































































































































Coat of
arms
 No.
 Abbr
 English name
 Bosnian name
 Croatian name
 Center
 Population
(2013 census)
 Bosniaks

(2013)


 Croats

(2013)


 Serbs

(2013)


 Area (km2)
 Density
 Municipalities

Coat of arms of Una-Sana.svg
 1
 USK
Una-Sana Canton
 Unsko-sanski kanton
 Unsko-sanska županija
Bihać
 299,343
 90.02%
 1.85%
 3.09%
 4,125.0
 69.8
 8

Coat of arms of Posavina.svg
 2
 PK
ŽP
Posavina Canton
 Posavski kanton
 Županija Posavska
Orašje
 48,089
 19.00%
 77.32%
 1.91%
 324.6
 124.8
 3

Coat of arms of Tuzla Canton.svg
 3
 TK
Tuzla Canton
 Tuzlanski kanton
 Tuzlanska županija
Tuzla
 477,278
 88.16%
 5.30%
 1.58%
 2,649.0
 187.9
 13

Coat of arms of Zenica-Doboj Canton.svg
 4
 ZDK
Zenica-Doboj Canton
 Zeničko-dobojski kanton
 Zeničko-dobojska županija
Zenica
 385,067
 82.17%
 12.02%
 1.52%
 3,334.3
 119.9
 12

Coat of arms of Bosnian Podrinje.svg
 5
 BPK
Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde
 Bosansko-podrinjski kanton Goražde
 Bosansko-podrinjska županija Goražde
Goražde
 25,336
 94.01%
 0.10%
 3.72%
 504.6
 65.8
 3

Coat of arms of Central Bosnia.svg
 6
 SBK
KSB
Central Bosnia Canton
 Srednjobosanski kanton
 Županija Središnja Bosna
Travnik
 273,149
 57.58%
 38.33%
 1.19%
 3,189
 80.2
 12

Coat of arms of Herzegovina-Neretva.svg
 7
 HNK
HNŽ
Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
 Hercegovačko-neretvanski kanton
 Hercegovačko-neretvanska županija
Mostar
 236,278
 41.44%
 53.29%
 2.90%
 4,401
 51.5
 9

No coats of arms.svg
 8
 ŽHZ
ZHK
West Herzegovina Canton
 Zapadnohercegovački kanton
 Županija Zapadnohercegovačka
Široki Brijeg
 97,893
 1.81%
 96.82%
 0.26%
 1,362.2
 60.1
 4

Coat of arms of Sarajevo Canton.svg
 9
 KS
Sarajevo Canton
 Kanton Sarajevo
 Sarajevska županija
Sarajevo
 438,443
 83.8%
 4.2%
 3.2%
 1,276.9
 329.9
 9

No coats of arms.svg
 10
 K10
HBŽ
Canton 10
 Kanton 10, Livanjski kanton
 Livanjska županija
Livno
 90,727
 9.55%
 76.79%
 12.96%
 4,934.9
 16.5
 6

Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
FBiH
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine
 Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine
Sarajevo
 2,371,603
 70.4%
 22.44%
 2.41%
 26,110.0
 89.1
 79



Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.



Possible reorganization


There are a number of propositions for the reorganization of the Federation, ranging from decreasing the number of cantons, establishing new federal units on the state level, to the exchange of jurisdiction between the cantons and the Federation.[1]
However, this question requires a high level of political agreement, especially between the Bosniak and Croat political parties, since it would necessarily include changing the federal constitution. For a constitutional law to pass, it has to obtain the support of the majority of the representatives and delegates in both chambers of the Federal parliament, including the majority of Croat and Bosniak delegates in the House of Peoples.



See also



  • Assemblies of the cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Cantons of Switzerland

  • ISO 3166-2:BA



References





  1. ^ Osmović, M. (19 April 2012). "Sprema se ukidanje pet županija!". Dnevni list (in Croatian). Retrieved 22 April 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
    [permanent dead link]












-

Popular posts from this blog

Westermarck effect

Image
This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (November 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) The Westermarck effect , or reverse sexual imprinting, is a hypothetical psychological effect through which people who live in close domestic proximity during the first few years of their lives become desensitized to sexual attraction. This phenomenon was first hypothesized by Finnish anthropologist Edvard Westermarck in his book The History of Human Marriage (1891) as one explanation for the incest taboo. Observations interpreted as evidence for the Westermarck effect have since been made in many places and cultures, including in the Israeli kibbutz system, and the Chinese Shim-pua marriage customs, as well as in biologically-related families. In the case of the Israeli kibbutzim (collective farms), children...
Read more

Orthodox Church in America

Image
For other uses, see Orthodox Church in America (disambiguation). Orthodox Church in America Recognition Autocephaly recognized by the Russian (since 1970), Bulgarian, Georgian, Polish, and Czech and Slovak Churches [1] Primate Metropolitan Tikhon (Mollard) [2] Headquarters Oyster Bay Cove, New York, United States Territory United States, Canada Possessions Mexico, formerly Australia and South America Language English, Church Slavonic, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Koine Greek, Romanian, Bulgarian, Albanian Members 1 million adherents, [3] 90,000 (U.S. only) [a] [5] Bishops 14 [5] Parishes 700 [5] Monasteries 20 [5] Website oca.org Part of a series on the Eastern Orthodox Church Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator, Hagia Sophia Overview Structure Theology (History of theology) Liturgy Church history Holy Mysteries View of salvation View of Mary View of icons Background Crucifixion / Resurrection / Asc...
Read more

Italian cuisine

Image
"Italian restaurant" redirects here. For the television series, see Italian Restaurant. Some typical Italian gastronomic products in a window display in Imola Pizza is one of the world's most popular foods and a common fast food item Part of a series on the Culture of Italy History People Languages Traditions Mythology and folklore Mythology folklore Cuisine Festivals Religion Art Literature Music and performing arts Music Media Television Cinema Sport Monuments World Heritage Sites Symbols Flag Coat of arms Italy portal v t e Italian cuisine History Ancient Roman cuisine Medieval cuisine Early modern cuisine Contemporary cuisine Regional cuisines Apulian cuisine Lombard cuisine Neapolitan cuisine Roman cuisine Sicilian cuisine Venetian cuisine Cuisine of Abruzzo Cuisine of Sardinia Lists Chefs Dishes Pas...
Read more