Central Bosnia Canton

Central Bosnia Canton Srednjobosanski kanton Županija Središnja Bosna
Flag Coat of arms
Status		Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Capital and largest city		Travnik
Official languages		Bosnian and Croatian
Ethnic groups (1991)		43.10% Bosniaks 38.57% Croats 12.30% Serbs 6.03% others
Demonym		Central Bosnian
Government		Parliamentary system
•	Prime Minister	Tahir Lendo
Legislature		Assembly of the Central Bosnia Canton
Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
•	Establishment	12 June 1996
Area
•	Total	3,189 km^2 1,231.3 sq mi
Population
•	2013 census	273,149
•	Density	85.65/km^2 221.84/sq mi
GDP (nominal)		2013 estimate
•	Total	BAM 1,276.830 million
•	Per capita	BAM 4674.48
Currency		BAM
Time zone		CET (UTC+1)
•	Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Date format		dd-mm-yyyy
Drives on the		right

Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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.

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.

Population of Central Bosnian Canton by 1991 census *
Municipalities by 1991 borders	All	Bosniaks	Croats	Serbs	Yugoslavs	Others
Travnik	70.747	31.813	26.118	7.777	3.743	1.296
Novi Travnik	30.713	11.625	12.162	4.097	2.132	697
Vitez	27.859	11.514	12.675	1.501	1.377	792
Busovača	18.879	8.451	9.093	623	510	202
Kiseljak	24.164	9.778	12.550	740	600	496
Kreševo	6.731	1.531	4.714	34	251	201
Fojnica	16.296	8.024	6.623	157	407	1.085
Gornji Vakuf/Uskoplje	25.181	14.063	10.706	110	158	144
Bugojno	46.889	19.697	16.031	8.673	1.561	927
Donji Vakuf	24.544	13.509	682	9.533	593	227
Jajce	45.007	17.380	15.811	8.663	2.496	657
New municipalities and villages (1995) added to CBC	All	Bosniaks	Croats	Serbs	Yugoslavs	Others
Municipality Dobretići (1991 part of Skender Vakuf municipality)	4.944	3	4.720	158	19	42
Vlasinje (1991 part of Mrkonjić grad municipality)	1.133	975	149	1	2	6
Kruševo Brdo II (1991 part of Kotor Varoš municipality)	399	0	0	395	1	3
New municipalities and villages (1995) removed from CBC	All	Bosniaks	Croats	Serbs	Yugoslavs	Others
Ljuša (1991 part of Donji Vakuf municipality)	172	0	0	169	3	0
Municipality Jezero (1991 part of Jajce municipality)	1949	756	95	1032	44	22
Municipalities by 1991 borders	All	Bosniaks	Croats	Serbs	Yugoslavs	Others
Central Bosnian Canton 1991	341365	147608 (43%)	131939 (39%)	41261 (12%)	13805 (4%)	6753 (2%)

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

See also

• Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• List of heads of the Central Bosnia Canton

References

Coordinates: 44°06′N 17°39′E / 44.100°N 17.650°E