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Central Bosnia Canton

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Coat of arms

Official languages
  
Bosnian and Croatian

Area
  
3,189 km²

Local time
  
Tuesday 8:03 PM

Capital and largest city
  
Travnik

Demonym
  
Central Bosnian

Population
  
254,686 (2013)

Central Bosnia Canton

Status
  
Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ethnic groups (2013)
  
57.58% Bosniaks 38.33% Croats 1.19% Serbs 2.90% others

Weather
  
2°C, Wind SW at 2 km/h, 92% Humidity

Currency
  
Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark

The Central Bosnia Canton (Bosnian: Srednjobosanski kanton, Croatian: Županija Središnja Bosna) is the sixth of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Map of Central Bosnia Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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.

Demographics

Of the ten cantons comprising the Federation of Bosnia Herzegovina, Central Bosnia Canton and Herzegovina-Neretva Canton are the only ones in which neither Bosniaks nor Croats form an absolute majority. There are thus special legislative procedures for the protection of the constituent ethnic groups. Bosniaks form a majority in the municipalities of Bugojno, Donji Vakuf, Fojnica, Gornji Vakuf – Uskoplje and Travnik. Croats form a majority in the municipalities of Busovača, Dobretići, Jajce, Kreševo, Kiseljak, Novi Travnik and Vitez.

  • Border between two entities have also divided some settlements, but the differences should be minimal. However, because so this is not exact data.
  • References

    Central Bosnia Canton Wikipedia