Cantons of Bosnia
Cantons are provincial units used in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They are called Kantoni in Bosnian and Kanton in the singular form. They are called županije in Croatian with županija being the singular form.
Bosnian cantons were created by the Bosniak-Croat Accords in 1994, and their boundaries were defined by the Dayton Accords in 1995. The previous provincial unit, the Općina, used in the ex-Yugoslavia is now a sub-division of a canton.
Each canton has it's own government, with the head of it being a Premier. The Premier has his own cabinet, and is assisted in his duties by various regional ministries, agencies, and canton services.
In the Republika Srpska half of Bosnia and Herzegovina, instead of cantons there are five regions (see Regions of Republika Srpska). The ethnically diverse Brčko District is a division of it's own under direct jurisdiction of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Five of the cantons (Una-Sana, Tuzla, Zenica-Doboj, Bosnian Podrinje, and Sarajevo) are Bosniak cantons, three (Posavina, West Herzegovina, and West Bosnia) are Croat cantons, and two (Central Bosnia and Herzeg-Neretva) are 'ethnically mixed', meaning there are special legislative procedures for protection of the constituent ethnic groups.
Note: Since some cantons have a significant Croat population or majority, the de facto local names of some cantons are often in Croatian. For example, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton should technically be Hercegovačko-neretvanski Kanton, in both languages. However, following the Croatian county system, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton is commonly referred to as Hercegovačko-neretvanska Županija.
Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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