Sarajevo Canton

Sarajevo Canton
Kanton Sarajevo[1]
Kanton Sarajevo (bs)
Sarajevska županija (hr)
Сарајевски кантон (sr)
Map
Location of the Sarajevo Canton
Coordinates: 43°40′N 18°15′E / 43.667°N 18.250°E / 43.667; 18.250
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Established1995 (1995)
Cantonal seatSarajevo
Municipalities
List
  • 9 municipalities
Government
 • BodySarajevo Cantonal Assembly
 • PremierNihad Uk (NS)
 • President of AssemblyElvedin Okerić (NiP)
Area
 • Total
1,276.9 km2 (493.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2013 census)[3]
 • Total
413,593
 • Density320/km2 (840/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeBA-09
Websitevlada.ks.gov.ba
Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Sarajevo Canton, officially the Canton of Sarajevo[1] (Bosnian: Kanton Sarajevo;[1] Croatian: Sarajevska županija; Serbian: Сарајевски кантон, romanizedSarajevski kanton), is one of the ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its cantonal seat is the city of Sarajevo, also the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Canton represents the metro area of Sarajevo. It contains 97% of the city's population, but a much smaller percentage of the official land area. The majority of the population is Bosniak (83.8%).[4]

  1. ^ a b c The Constitution of the Canton of Sarajevo Archived 3 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Official name of canton is Canton of Sarajevo
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "popis2013.ba" (PDF). www.popis2013.ba. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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