Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Also known as:
  • Kantoni Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine (Bosnian)
    Županije Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine (Croatian)
    Кантони Федерације Босне и Херцеговине (Serbian)
CategoryFederal unit
LocationFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Created
  • 12 June 1996
Number10 Cantons
Populations23,734 (Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde) – 445,028 (Tuzla)
Areas325 km2 (125.5 sq mi) (Posavina) – 4,934 km2 (1,905.1 sq mi) (Canton 10)
Government
  • Cantonal government
Subdivisions
  • Municipality

The ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the two political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, are its federal units with a high level of autonomy. The cantons were established by the Law on Federal Units (Cantons) on 12 June 1996 as a result of the Washington Agreement of 1994 between the representatives of the Bosnian Croats and Bosniaks.

Five of the cantons have a Bosniak majority: Una-Sana Canton, Tuzla Canton, Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde and Sarajevo Canton; three have a Croat majority: Posavina Canton, West Herzegovina Canton and Canton 10, and the two cantons are regarded as ethnically mixed: Central Bosnia Canton and Herzegovina-Neretva Canton. The most populous canton is Tuzla Canton, while Canton 10 is the largest by area.


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