Posavina Canton
| Posavina Canton | |
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| Residents | 48,089 pop (2013) |
| Population density | 148.1 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 324.6 km² |
| Administrative headquarters | Orašje |
| Communities | 3 |
| ISO-3166-2 code |
BA-02
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  Location of the canton in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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The canton of Posavina ( Croat. Županija posavska , Bosn. Posavski kanton ) is one of the ten cantons in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina . The administrative headquarters are in Orašje .
The name Posavina translates as Savetal and describes the region in Croatia and Bosnia that lies on both sides of the Sava . However, despite its name, the canton only comprises a very small part of this region. With an area of 324.6 km², it is the smallest of the ten cantons.
population
The canton Posavina had around 48,000 inhabitants in 2013.
It is one of the three cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the majority of which are Croatians .
Events
One of the most important events in this area is Posavsko kolo .
Communities
The canton consists of three large municipalities (2007 population):
- Domaljevac-Šamac 5,216
- Odžak 21.289
- Orašje 21,584
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ 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.
- ↑ Preliminary results of the 2013 census (PDF; 752 kB)
- ↑ Preliminary results of the 2013 census (PDF; 752 kB)
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Coordinates: 45 ° 2 ′ N , 18 ° 35 ′ E