Herzegovina-Neretva Canton

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Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
Coat of arms of Herzegovina-Neretva.png
Residents 236,278 pop
(2013)
Population density 53.7 inhabitants / km²
surface 4,401.0 km²
Administrative headquarters Mostar

Head of government Nevenko Herceg
Communities 9
ISO-3166-2 code BA-07
Kroatien Albanien Serbien Montenegro Republika Srpska Republika Srpska Brčko-Distrikt Kanton Posavina Kanton Zenica-Doboj Kanton Tuzla Kanton Sarajevo Kanton Bosnisches Podrinje Kanton Zentralbosnien Kanton Una-Sana Kanton 10 Kanton West-Herzegowina Kanton Herzegowina-NeretvaLocation of the canton in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Location of the canton in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Herzegovina-Neretva Canton ( Bosnian Hercegovačko-neretvanski Canton , Croatian Hercegovačko-neretvanska Županija ) is one of the ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina . The name is derived from the Neretva river and the Herzegovina area in which the canton is located. The administrative seat is in Mostar .

The canton is located in the southwest of the country and has an area of ​​4,401.0 km².

population

The Herzegovina-Neretva canton has around 236,000 inhabitants (2013) and is relatively sparsely populated with around 54 inhabitants per square kilometer. The two large reservoirs Jablaničko jezero (on the Neretva) and Ramsko jezero (on the Rama ) are located on the territory of the canton .

Herzegovina-Neretva is one of the two former cantons with special status , in which the Croatian and Bosniak population groups are roughly the same size.

Communities

The Herzegovina-Neretva canton comprises 9 municipalities (2013 population figures):

Web links

Commons : Herzegovina-Neretva Canton  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine. Federalni zavod za statistiku: Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine u brojkama , Sarajevo 2008 ( Memento of the original from September 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 278 kB), p. 11.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.fzs.ba
  2. Preliminary results of the 2013 census (PDF; 752 kB)

Coordinates: 43 ° 27 '  N , 17 ° 49'  E