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Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
Hercegovačko-neretvanska županija
Hercegovačko-neretvanski kanton
Flag of Herzegovina-Neretva
Flag
Coat of arms of Herzegovina-Neretva
Coat of arms
Location of Herzegovina-Neretva
StatusCanton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Capital
and largest city
Mostar
Official languagesBosnian and Croatian
Ethnic groups
(2013[1])
53.29% Croats
41.44% Bosniaks
2.90% Serbs
2.37% others
Demonym(s)Herzegovnian-Neretvanian
GovernmentParliamentary system
Nevenko Herceg (HDZ BiH)
LegislatureAssembly of the Herzegovina-Neretva County
Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Establishment
12 June 1996
Area
• Total
4,401 km2 (1,699 sq mi)
Population
• 2013 census
222,007
• Density
53.69/km2 (139.1/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)2019 estimate
• Total
USD 1 512,09
• Per capita
USD 6.770
CurrencyUSD
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Date formatdd-mm-yyyy
Drives onright

The Herzegovina-Neretva Canton (Template:Lang-hr;[2] Template:Lang-bs[3]) is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The canton mainly comprises the Neretva river valley area and parts of Herzegovina west of Mostar, its administrative center.

Municipalities

The canton is split into the municipalities of Čapljina, Čitluk, Jablanica, Konjic, Mostar, Neum, Prozor-Rama, Ravno and Stolac.

Geography and features

Stari Most, Mostar

The canton is the only canton in Bosnia and Herzegovina with access to the sea via the municipality of Neum. Neum is a town of 2,000 citizens (1991 census) and the area around the city is rich with historical and archeological remains of the Illyrians, a people who lived in the Balkans for many thousands of years.

The largest city in the canton and the fifth largest city in the country is Mostar. Mostar is located on the banks of the Neretva river and is divided between Croats and Bosniaks. Mostar is known for its old bridge, Stari Most, which was constructed by the area's Ottoman rulers, who also brought Islam to the region. Bosnian Croat forces bombed and destroyed the bridge on November 8, 1993. Upon its destruction it had stood for 427 years and had become a symbol of a shared cultural heritage and "peaceful" co-existence. The bridge was reconstructed in the summer of 2004. The opening ceremony was attended by several foreign delegates including Stjepan Mesić, the President of Croatia.

Other notable cities in this canton are Čapljina, Konjic, Jablanica and Međugorje, the most significant Marian shrine in the region. Jablanica and Konjic are notable for battles which took place there during World War II and there is a large museum in Jablanica dedicated to these battles.

Rama lake

The Neretva river runs through the cities of Konjic, Jablanica, Mostar and Čapljina before it flows through Croatia and into the Adriatic Sea. There are large lakes in the canton such as the Jablanica lake located around the city Jablanica. The southernmost municipality in the canton is the Neum municipality which borders the Adriatic sea and the easternmost municipality is the Ravno municipality along the border with Croatia.

Demographics

Of the ten cantons comprising the Federation of Bosnia Herzegovina, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton is one of two cantons, the other being the Central Bosnia Canton, nearly equally populated by Bosniaks and Croats. In such cantons there are special legislative procedures for the protection of the constituent ethnic groups.

Croats form a majority in the municipalities of Čapljina, Čitluk, Neum, Prozor-Rama and Ravno, and a relative majority in Stolac and Mostar according to the 2013 census. Bosniaks form an absolute majority in the municipalities of Jablanica and Konjic.[4]

2013 Census

Municipality Nationality
Total
Bosniaks
%
Croats
%
Serbs
%
Čapljina
4,541
17.36
20,538
78.51
714
2.72
26,157
Čitluk
29
0.15
17,900
98.67
18
0.09
18,140
Jablanica
9,045
89.45
726
7.18
63
0.62
10,111
Konjic
22,486
89.41
1,553
6.17
355
1.41
25,148
Mostar
46,752
44.19
51,216
48.40
4,421
4.17
113,169
Neum
63
1.35
4,543
97.63
21
0.45
4,653
Prozor-Rama
3,525
24.69
10,702
74.94
3
0.02
14,280
Ravno
20
0.62
2,633
81.79
558
17.33
3,219
Stolac
5,544
38.22
8,486
58.51
279
1.92
14,502
Canton
92,005
41.44
118,297
53.28
6,432
2.89
222,007

See also

References

  1. ^ Sarajevo, juni 2016. CENZUS OF POPULATION, HOUSEHOLDS AND DWELLINGS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, 2013 FINAL RESULTS (PDF). BHAS. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  2. ^ "The Constitution of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton (Croatian)". Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  3. ^ "The Constitution of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton (Bosnian)". Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  4. ^ http://www.statistika.ba/

43°27′N 17°49′E / 43.450°N 17.817°E / 43.450; 17.817

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