Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Cantons are the second-level units of local autonomy in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They are called kantoni in Bosnian (Kanton in the singular), županije in Croatian (županija in the singular), and кантони in Serbian (кантон in the singular).

The other part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republika Srpska, has a centralized government, and consists of Municipalites. The Regions of Republika Srpska, although existing, have no governmental authority in terms of legislation or judiciary. The ethnically diverse Brčko District is a division of its own under the direct jurisdiction of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Information

The Federation (of cantons) of Bosnia and Herzegovina was created by the Bosniak-Croat Washington Agreement of 1994. Their present boundaries were defined by the Dayton Agreement in 1995. The cantons consist of municipalities (singular: općina/општина; plural: općine/општине)

A canton has its own government headed by the Premier. The Premier has his own cabinet, and is assisted in his duties by various regional ministries, agencies, and cantonal services.

Five of the cantons (Una-Sana, Tuzla, Zenica-Doboj, Bosnian Podrinje, and Sarajevo) have a Bosniak majority, three (Posavina, West Herzegovina, and West Bosnia) have Bosnian Croat majority, and two (Central Bosnia and Herzegovina-Neretva) are 'ethnically mixed', meaning there are special legislative procedures for protection of the constituent ethnic groups.

Map showing Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
1. Una-Sana Canton 1. Unsko-sanski Kanton

2. Posavina Canton 2. Županija Posavska

3. Tuzla Canton 3. Tuzlanski Kanton

4. Zenica-Doboj Canton 4. Zeničko-Dobojski Kanton

5. Bosnian Podrinje Canton 5. Bosanskopodrinjski Kanton

6. Central Bosnia Canton 6. Srednjebosanski/Županija Središnja Bosna

7. Herzegovina-Neretva Canton 7. Hercegovačko-neretvanski Kanton/ Županija Hercegovačko-neretvanska

8. West Herzegovina Canton 8. Županija Zapadnohercegovačka

9. Sarajevo Canton 9. Kanton Sarajevo/Županija Vrhbosanska

10. Canton 10 10. Županija Hercegbosanska (name unconstitutional; Kanton 10 is the generally used name)

Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
1. Una-Sana Canton	1. Unsko-sanski Kanton
2. Posavina Canton	2. Županija Posavska
3. Tuzla Canton	3. Tuzlanski Kanton
4. Zenica-Doboj Canton	4. Zeničko-Dobojski Kanton
5. Bosnian Podrinje Canton	5. Bosanskopodrinjski Kanton
6. Central Bosnia Canton	6. Srednjebosanski/Županija Središnja Bosna
7. Herzegovina-Neretva Canton	7. Hercegovačko-neretvanski Kanton/ Županija Hercegovačko-neretvanska
8. West Herzegovina Canton	8. Županija Zapadnohercegovačka
9. Sarajevo Canton	9. Kanton Sarajevo/Županija Vrhbosanska
10. Canton 10	10. Županija Hercegbosanska (name unconstitutional; Kanton 10 is the generally used name)

Language Note: Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian are constitutional languages in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Bosnian and Serbian cantonal names are the same, with Serbian being in Cyrillic. In Croatian, there are some differences, chiefly in the use of the term "županija" for canton.

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