Coordinates: 43°51′N 18°15′E

Sarajevo Canton
The Sarajevo Canton, officially the Canton of Sarajevo[1]
(Bosnian: Kanton Sarajevo,[1] Croatian: Sarajevska županija, Sarajevo Canton
Serbian Cyrillic: Сарајевски кантон) is one of 10 cantons of the Kanton Sarajevo[1]
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Kanton Sarajevo (bs)
Herzegovina. Its cantonal seat is the city of Sarajevo, also the Sarajevska županija (hr)
capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Сарајевски кантон (sr)

Canton
The Canton represents the metro area of the country's capital city,
Sarajevo together with the City of East 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]

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History
Government
Geography
Economy
Demographics
Municipalities
See also
References
External links

Location of the Sarajevo Canton

History Coordinates: 43°40′N 18°15′E
Country Bosnia and
The history of Sarajevo dates back to Neolithic times, when the Herzegovina
Butmir culture made its mountains and hills their home. In Entity Federation of Bosnia
ancient times, the Sarajevo area (Canton) was occupied by the and Herzegovina
Illyrians. The local tribe, the Daesitates, controlled most of the Established 1995
area. They were a warlike bunch and the last Illyrian tribe to Cantonal seat Sarajevo
resist Roman rule, which finally came in AD 9. Under Roman
Municipalities List
rule, many roads were constructed in the region, as well as a city
on top of modern-day Ilidža. During the Middle Ages, the area of 9 municipalities
Sarajevo Canton was a key part of the Bosnian Kingdom. The Government
toponym Vrhbosna existed somewhere in the region and was one • Prime Edin Forto (NS)
of the notable settlements at the time. Minister
• President of Elvedin Okerić (NiP)
Assembly
True development of the region came after the Ottoman conquest Area[2]
when local Muslim noble Isa-Beg Isaković established the roots • Total 1,276.9 km2
of the modern city of Sarajevo, between 1461 and 1463. The (493.0 sq mi)
region grew along with the city, which quickly, after Istanbul, Population (2013 census)[3]
became the most important in the Balkans. Later rule by Austria- • Total 413,593
Hungary modernized and westernized the region. Under • Density 320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Yugoslavia, there was major development of the area, which
more than tripled in size. Because of its ideal geographical ISO 3166 BA-09
location in between mountains, Sarajevo was chosen to host the code
1984 Winter Olympics. Much of this progress was offset Website vlada.ks.gov.ba (http
however by the Yugoslav Wars in the early 1990s. s://vlada.ks.gov.ba)

The Sarajevo canton, was a result of this warfare, created by the

Washington Accords in 1994, and its boundaries defined by the
Dayton Accords in 1995.

Government
Like all Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
the head of the Sarajevo Canton is called the Prime Minister. The
current Prime Minister is Edin Forto (since 5 January 2021).[5]
Like many other heads of executive branches of government in
the world, the Prime Minister has a cabinet which helps him go
about his duties. The Sarajevo Canton also has ministries,
services, and agencies to help in the running of the region. Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
The Canton is split into 9 municipalities. They are all based on
the major settlements in their region, except for Sarajevo, whose
size and status as capital city gives it four separate municipalities and its own separate city government. Major
cities are in municipalities of the same name in Bosnia and Herzegovina (i.e. Ilidža is part of Ilidža
Municipality) whose governments are the de facto city government as their jurisdiction covers the city and all
major suburbs.

Agencies of Sarajevo Canton

Agency for Cantonal Development
Agency for Reserves of Goods
Agency for Cantonal Information and Statistics
Agency for the Planning of Cantonal Growth
Professional Fire-Extinguishing Brigade

Geography
The Sarajevo Canton has a typical Bosnian geography. It is located close to the geometric center of the
country, and contains numerous mountains, including Bjelašnica, Igman, Jahorina, Trebević, and Treskavica.
The cities of the Canton are built predominantly on the hills at the foot of these mountains, and the fields in
between them. The most significant of these is the Sarajevo field, a small depression upon which the bulk of
the city is built upon. The Miljacka river passes through the Canton. Vrelo Bosne, the source of the Bosna
River, is found in Sarajevo Canton and is the source of water for most residents of Sarajevo.
Economy
Sarajevo is economically strongest region in the whole of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The city and canton
generate more than 37% of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian GDP. The economy of Sarajevo Canton is slowly
growing better, although it has been severely weakened by the Siege of Sarajevo and is still drastically weaker
than it used to be during Yugoslav period. The employment rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 45.5%
officially; however, grey economy may reduce actual unemployment to between 25 and 30%, while in
Sarajevo the official unemployment rate is around 15% of the labour force.

Major industries in the region include tourism, food processing, manufacturing and IT. Several major Bosnian
companies are based in the Canton such as Bosnalijek and Bosna Bank International. The area also holds the
country footholds of numerous foreign corporations, such as Coca-Cola, Raiffeisen Bank, Ziraat Bank, Al
Jazeera, Volkswagen, among many others.

Demographics
The Sarajevo Canton contains Sarajevo and its metro area. Since the city is the largest in Bosnia and
Herzegovina, it is also one of the most populous Cantons of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013
population census, the overall population of Sarajevo Canton is 413.593. 84% of population are ethnic
Bosniaks, 4,2% Croats, and 3,2% Serbs.

The population density of Sarajevo Canton is some 350 people per km². 15.8% of the Canton's population are
youth up to 14 years of age, 67.8% are between 15 and 64 years of age, and some 16.4% are over 65 years of
age.[6]

Of the nine municipalities, the biggest population belongs to Novi Grad, with some 125.626 residents, and the
smallest population was in Trnovo, which has a mere 2.850 residents.[6]

View on Bosmal City View on Novi Grad, View towards BHRT

Center Towers Sarajevo Sarajevo

∗ 1961–1981 censuses
 Ethnic structure of Ethnic structure of Ethnic structure of
Sarajevo by Sarajevo by Sarajevo by
settlements 1961 settlements 1971 settlements 1981

∗ 1991 census

Ethnic structure of Ethnic structure of Share of Muslims in Share of Serbs in

Sarajevo by Sarajevo by Sarajevo by Sarajevo by
settlements 1991 settlements 1991 settlements 1991 settlements 1991

Share of Croats in
Sarajevo by
settlements 1991

∗ 2013 census
 Ethnic structure of Ethnic structure of Share of Bosniaks in Share of Serbs in
Sarajevo by Sarajevo by Sarajevo by Sarajevo by
settlements 2013 settlements 2013 settlements 2013 settlements 2013

Share of Croats in
Sarajevo by
settlements 2013

Municipalities
The Sarajevo Canton consists of 9 municipalities, of which 4 comprise
the city of Sarajevo:

Population Population
Municipality
Urban Municipal
Sarajevo–Novi Grad 117,822 118,553
Ilidža 63,528 66,730
Sarajevo–Novo Sarajevo 63,952 64,814
Sarajevo–Centar 53,081 55,181
Sarajevo–Stari Grad 36,339 36,976
Vogošća 10,568 26,343 Map showing the municipalities
within Sarajevo Canton.
Hadžići 4,993 23,891 1–Centar, 2–Hadžići, 3–Ilidža, 4–
Ilijaš 4,921 19,603 Ilijaš, 5–Novi Grad, 6–Novo
Sarajevo, 7–Stari Grad, 8–Trnovo,
Trnovo 67 1,502
9–Vogošća
Total 355,271 413,593

See also
 List of heads of the Sarajevo Canton

References
1. The Constitution of the Canton of Sarajevo (http://mpu.ks.gov.ba/sites/mpu.ks.gov.ba/files/MPU
_ustavKantona.pdf) Official name of canton is Canton of Sarajevo
2. http://www.fzs.ba/Podaci/ustroj11.htm
3. http://www.popis2013.ba/popis2013/doc/Popis2013prvoIzdanje.pdf
4. http://lexglobal.org/files/Sanja%20Kutnjak%20Ivkovich-ICTY-VICTIMS-ASSOCIATION.pdf
5. http://vlada.ks.gov.ba/vlada/premijer
6. "The estimate of the present population by age and sex, June 30, 2013" (http://www.fzs.ba/saop
cenja/2013/14.2.1.pdf) (PDF). Federal Office of Statistics, Federation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina. 20 September 2013.

External links
Official Web Site (http://www.ks.gov.ba/)
Regional Representation to the EU in Brussels (http://www.kanton-sarajevo.eu/)
Tourism Association of Sarajevo Canton (http://www.sarajevo-tourism.com/eng/default.wbsp)

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