Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

Central Bosnia Canton

 
Wikipedia: Central Bosnia Canton
 
Central Bosnia Canton
Kanton Srednja Bosna
Županija Središnja Bosna
Средњoбосански кантон
Flag of Central Bosnia Canton
Flag
Coat of arms of Central Bosnia Canton
Coat of arms
Location of the Central Bosnia Canton
Location of the Central Bosnia Canton
Coordinates: 44°06′N 17°39′E / 44.1°N 17.65°E / 44.1; 17.65
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
Government
 - 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.

Contents

Geography

It is located in the center of the country, to the west of Sarajevo. The center of canton government is Travnik.

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.

Ethnic groups

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).

Demographics in 1991

Canton had population of 339,702 of which were:

  • Bosniaks: 146,608 or 43.2%
  • Croats: 131,744 or 38.8%
  • Serbs: 40,809 or 12.0%
  • Yugoslavs: 13,803 or 4.1%
  • Others: 6,738 or 1.9%

See also

Coordinates: 44°06′N 17°39′E / 44.1°N 17.65°E / 44.1; 17.65



Search unanswered questions...
Enter a word or phrase...
All Community Q&A Reference topics
 
 

 

Copyrights:

Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Central Bosnia Canton" Read more