Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the two political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina (the other being the Republika Srpska) has ten cantons as the second-level units of local autonomy. They are called kantoni in Bosnian (singular Kanton), županije in Croatian (sing. županija), and кантони in Serbian (sing. кантон).

The other political entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republika Srpska, has a centralized government and is divided directly into 63 municipalities. The seven regions in which these municipalities are grouped have no governmental authority in terms of legislation or judiciary. Finally, the ethnically diverse Brčko District is a division of its own under the direct jurisdiction of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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The Federation (of cantons) of Bosnia and Herzegovina was created by the Bosniak-Croat Washington Agreement of 1994. Their present boundaries were defined by the Dayton Agreement in 1995. The cantons consist of municipalities (singular: općina, општина; plural: općine, општине).

A canton has its own government headed by the Premier. The Premier has his own cabinet, and is assisted in his duties by various regional ministries, agencies, and cantonal services.

Five of the cantons (Una-Sana, Tuzla, Zenica-Doboj, Bosnian Podrinje, and Sarajevo) have a Bosniak majority, three (Posavina, West Herzegovina, and West Bosnia) have Bosnian Croat majority, and two (Central Bosnia and Herzegovina-Neretva) are 'ethnically mixed', meaning there are special legislative procedures for protection of the constituent ethnic groups.

Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina:

1. Una-Sana Canton (Unsko-sanski Kanton)
2. Posavina Canton (Županija Posavska)
3. Tuzla Canton (Tuzlanski Kanton)
4. Zenica-Doboj Canton (Zeničko-Dobojski Kanton)
5. Bosnian Podrinje Canton (Bosanskopodrinjski Kanton)
6. Central Bosnia Canton (Srednjebosanski / Županija Središnja Bosna)
7. Herzegovina-Neretva Canton (Hercegovačko-neretvanski Kanton / Županija Hercegovačko-neretvanska)
8. West Herzegovina Canton (Županija Zapadnohercegovačka)
9. Sarajevo Canton (Kanton Sarajevo / Županija Vrhbosanska)
10. Canton 10 or West Bosnia Canton (Zapadnobosanska Županija)
    The previous name of Herzeg-Bosnian Canton, Županija Hercegbosanska, has been deemed unconstitutional, and Kanton 10 is the generally used name.

Language Note: Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian are constitutional languages in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Bosnian and Serbian cantonal names are the same, with Serbian being in Cyrillic. In Croatian, there are some differences, chiefly in the use of the term županija for "canton".

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v • d • e Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina v • d • e Entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina • Republika Srpska ♦ Brčko District (belongs to both entities, but is self-governing) v • d • e Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Podrinje (V) • Canton 10 (X) • Central Bosnia (VI) • Herzegovina-Neretva (VII) • Posavina (II) • Sarajevo (IX) • Tuzla (III) • Una Sana (I) • West Herzegovina (VIII) • Zenica-Doboj (IV) v • d • e Municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina Municipalities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Banovići • Bihać • Bosanska Krupa • Bosanski Petrovac • Bosansko Grahovo • Bugojno • Busovača • Bužim • Čapljina • Cazin • Čelić • Centar, Sarajevo  • Čitluk • Drvar • Doboj East • Doboj South • Dobratići • Domaljevac-Šamac • Donji Vakuf • Foča-Ustikolina • Fojnica • Glamoč • Goražde • Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje • Gračanica • Gradačac • Grude • Hadžići • Ilidža • Ilijaš • Jablanica • Jajce • Kakanj • Kalesija • Kiseljak • Kladanj • Ključ • Konjic • Kreševo • Kupres • Livno • Ljubuški • Lukavac • Maglaj • Mostar • Neum • Novi Grad, Sarajevo • Novo Sarajevo • Novi Travnik • Odžak • Olovo • Orašje • Pale-Prača • Posušje • Prozor-Rama • Ravno • Sanski Most • Sapna • Široki Brijeg • Srebrenik • Stari Grad, Sarajevo • Stolac • Teočak • Tešanj • Tomislavgrad • Travnik • Trnovo (FBiH)  • Tuzla • Usora • Vareš • Velika Kladuša • Visoko • Vitez • Vogošća • Zavidovići • Zenica • Žepče • Živinice Municipalities of Republika Srpska Berkovići • Bijeljina • Bileća • Bosanska Kostajnica • Bosanski Brod • Bratunac • Čajniče • Čelinac • Derventa • Doboj • Donji Žabar • Foča • Gacko • Grad Banja Luka • Grad Istočno Sarajevo • Gradiška • Han Pijesak • Istočni Drvar • Istočna Ilidža • Istočni Mostar • Istočni Stari Grad • Jezero • Kalinovik • Kneževo • Kozarska Dubica • Kotor Varoš • Krupa na Uni • Kupres • Laktaši • Ljubinje • Lopare • Lukavica • Milići • Modriča • Mrkonjić Grad • Nevesinje • Novi Grad • Novo Goražde • Osmaci • Oštra Luka • Pale • Pelagićevo • Petrovac • Petrovo • Prijedor  • Prnjavor • Ribnik • Rogatica • Rudo • Šamac • Šekovići • Šipovo • Sokolac • Srbac • Srebrenica • Teslić • Trebinje • Trnovo (RS) • Ugljevik • Višegrad • Vlasenica • Vukosavlje • Zvornik