Una-Sana Canton

The Una-Sana Canton[1] (Serbian and Bosnian: Unsko-sanski kanton / Унско-сански кантон;[1] Croatian: Unsko-sanska županija) is one of the ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the northwest of the country and has been named after the rivers Una and Sana. The center of the cantonal government is Bihać. The canton is bordered by Republika Srpska from east, Canton 10 from southeast, and Croatia from south, west, and north.

Una-Sana Canton
Unsko-sanski kanton /
Унско-сански кантон (Bosnian)
Unsko-sanska županija (Croatian)
Унско-сански кантон /
Unsko-sanski kanton
Flag of Una-Sana / Уна-Сана
Flag
Coat of arms of Una-Sana / Уна-Сана
Coat of arms
Location of Una-Sana / Уна-Сана
StatusCanton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Capital
and largest city
Bihać
Official languagesBosnian, Croatian
Ethnic groups
(2013)
90.02% Bosniaks
3.09% Serbs
1.85% Croats
5.04% others
Demonym(s)Una-Sanian
GovernmentParliamentary system
Mustafa Ružnić (NES)
• President of Assembly
Jasmin Musić (SDA)
LegislatureAssembly of the Una-Sana Canton
Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Establishment
12 June 1996
Area
• Total
4,125 km2 (1,593 sq mi)
Population
• 2013 census
273,261
• Density
66.24/km2 (171.6/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2022 estimate
• Per capita
$15,622
GDP (nominal)2022 estimate
• Per capita
$6.030
HDI (2019)0.760
high
CurrencyBAM
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Date formatdd-mm-yyyy
Driving sideright
Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Municipalities

It is divided into municipalities (usually eponymous with towns) of Bihać, Bosanska Krupa, Bosanski Petrovac, Bužim, Cazin, Ključ, Sanski Most and Velika Kladuša.

Political subdivisions
MunicipalityPopulationArea (km2)
Bihać56,261900
Bosanska Krupa25,545561
Bosanski Petrovac7,328709
Bužim19,340129
Cazin66,149356
Ključ16,784358
Sanski Most41,475781
Velika Kladuša40,419331

Demographics

The liberalisation of the labour market in Germany in 2017 resulted in a large wave of emigration from Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2] The Una-Sana Canton is the leader in terms of emigration.[2][3] The Cantonal Ministry of Internal Affairs issued 15,900 certificates of impunity for the purpose of working abroad in 2021.[3][4] For example, in 2017, the Ministry issued around 13,500 of such certificates, in 2018 around 14,800,[5] in 2019 around 12,200[6] and in 2020, the number of such certificates issued was around 9,200.[7] Also, in 2021, about 1,500 children enrolled in the first grades of elementary schools, 2,000 less than 20 years ago.[3]

1991

In the 1991 census, the canton of Una-Sana had 330,479 residents, including:

  • 241,511 (73.08%) Muslims
  • 67,351 (20.38%) Serbs
  • 8,766 (2.653%) Croats
  • 12,851 (3.887%) others

2013 Census[8]
Municipality Nationality Total
Bosniaks  % Croats  % Serbs  %
Bihać 49,55088.07 32655.80 9101.61 56,261
Bosanska Krupa 23,57892.29 660.25 1,2604.93 25,545
Bosanski Petrovac 3,17943.38 260.35 3,99654.53 7,328
Bužim 19,20799.31 80.04 10.005 19,340
Cazin 63,46395.93 3200.48 290.04 66,149
Ključ 16,13096.33 300.17 2731.63 16,744
Sanski Most 38,34492.45 7221.74 18374.42 41,475
Velika Kladuša 32,56180.55 6361.57 1460.36 40,419
Canton 246,01290.02 5,0731.85 8,4523.09 273,261

Traffic

Due to the proximity to Croatia and that country's narrow northern outline, various important traffic lines between Zagreb and the Adriatic traverse the Una-Sana canton, such as the railway line Bosanski Novi — Bihać — Knin. The largest airport of Željava is located near Bihać and is located right between Bosnian and Croatian border.

See also

Footnotes
  1. "The Constitution of the Una-Sana Canton" (PDF).
  2. Dnevnik.ba.
  3. FTV (a).
  4. Fejzović 2022.
  5. Inmedia.
  6. FTV (b).
  7. RadioBK.
  8. Link text, additional text.

References

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