Central Bosnia Canton

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Central Bosnia Canton
Kanton Srednja Bosna
Županija Središnja Bosna
Средњoбосански кантон

(Flag) (Coat of arms)
Main city	Travnik
Head of canton	Salko Selman
Municipalities	Bugojno, Busovača, Dobretići, Donji Vakuf, Fojnica, Gornji Vakuf, Jajce, Kiseljak, Kreševo, Novi Travnik, Travnik, Vitez
Area	3,189.0 km²
Population  - Total  - Density	253,035 79.35/km²

The Central Bosnia Canton is one of the ten cantons of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

[edit] Geography

It is located in the center of the country, to the west of Sarajevo. The center of canton government is Travnik.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Ethnic groups

The largest ethnic group in the canton are Bosniaks (living mostly in the municipalities of Jajce, Novi Travnik, Travnik, Donji Vakuf, Bugojno, Gornji Vakuf - Uskoplje, Vitez, Busovaca, Fojnica and Kiseljak), and the second largest are Croats (living mostly in the municipalities of Jajce, Dobretići, Novi Travnik, Vitez, Busovača, Kiseljak, and Kreševo, Gornji Vakuf - Uskoplje, and Fojnica).

[edit] Demographics in 1991

Canton had population of 339,702 of which were:

• Bosniaks: 146,608 or 43.2%
• Croats: 131,744 or 38.8%
• Serbs: 40,809 or 12.0%
• Yugoslavs: 13,803 or 4.1%
• Others: 6,738 or 1.9%

[edit] See also

• Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Coordinates: 44°06′N, 17°39′E