Posavina Canton

Posavina Canton Posavski kanton
Flag Coat of arms
Status		Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Capital		Orašje
Largest city		Odžak
Official languages		Croatian and Bosnian
Ethnic groups (1991)		66.90% Croats 15.73% Serbs 12.85% Bosniaks 4.47% others
Demonym		Posavinian
Government		Parliamentary system
•	Prime Minister	Marijan Klaić
Legislature		Assembly of the Posavina Canton
Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
•	Establishment	12 June 1996
Area
•	Total	325 km2 125.5 sq mi
Population
•	2013 census	48,089
•	Density	147.97/km2 383.18/sq mi
GDP (nominal)		2013 estimate
•	Total	BAM 218.404 million
•	Per capita	BAM 4541.7
Currency		BAM
Time zone		CET (UTC+1)
•	Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Date format		dd-mm-yyy
Drives on the		right

Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Posavina Canton (Bosnian and Serbian: Posavski kanton/Посавски кантон, Croatian: Županija Posavska) is the second of ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the smallest canton with an area of only 325 km². Its capital is Orašje.

Municipalities

The canton is split into the municipalities of Domaljevac, Odžak, Orašje.

Politics

The cantonal assembly is composed of:

• Croatian Democratic Union, HSS, HKDU BIH, HSP HB - 7
• Croatian Democratic Union 1990 - 7
• Party of Democratic Action - 3
• Posavina Party - 1
• Croatian Party of Rights-DSI - 1
• Union for a Better Future of BiH - 1
• Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1

Geography

The canton lies near the border with Croatia and near the river Sava which forms a natural border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Odžak and Orašje-Domaljevac form two exclaves of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Posavina is a region which includes other parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina and parts of Croatia. Because of that, this canton is sometimes called Bosanska Posavina (Bosnian Posavina) and is the only part of northern Bosnia near the border with Croatia that lies in the Federation. The rest of northern Bosnia near the river Sava and near the border is the Brčko District and the Republika Srpska. The Brčko district divides Republika Srpska into 2 parts.

The Posavina canton's position near the Sava river makes it a good place for agriculture because it is a flat lowland and there are no mountains in the area. It is like this in the entire northern border with Croatia, with a great deal of farming and agriculture. The river Sava is a river who flows through Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it flows through the northern border and makes a natural border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia.

Posavina means literally along Sava in the local language. The river Sava is the largest navigable river in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Much of the food in both Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia comes from this region, not only Bosnian Posavina but the rest of the fertile fields along the river Sava.

Demographics

Sport

HNK Orašje, the local football club from Orašje won the Football Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

See also

• Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• List of heads of the Posavina Canton

References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Posavina.

Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Republika Srpska
Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina      Una-Sana  Central Bosnia  Posavina  Herzegovina-Neretva  Tuzla  West Herzegovina  Zenica-Doboj  Sarajevo  Bosnian Podrinje  Canton 10
Districts of Bosnia and Herzegovina Brčko distrikt
Municipalities and cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina Capital Sarajevo Municipalities and cities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cities Grad Bihać Grad Mostar Glavni grad Sarajevo Grad Široki Brijeg Grad Tuzla Grad Zenica Municipalities Banovići Bosanska Krupa Bosanski Petrovac Bosansko Grahovo Breza Bugojno Busovača Bužim Čapljina Cazin Čelić Centar, Sarajevo Čitluk Drvar Doboj East Doboj South Dobretići 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 Neum Novi Grad, Sarajevo Novo Sarajevo Novi Travnik Odžak Olovo Orašje Pale-Prača Posušje Prozor-Rama Ravno Sanski Most Sapna Srebrenik Stari Grad, Sarajevo Stolac Teočak Tešanj Tomislavgrad Travnik Trnovo (FBiH) Usora Vareš Velika Kladuša Visoko Vitez Vogošća Zavidovići Žepče Živinice Municipalities and cities of Republika Srpska Cities Grad Banja Luka Grad Bijeljina Grad Doboj Grad Istočno Sarajevo Grad Prijedor Grad Trebinje Municipalities Berkovići Bileća Brod Bratunac Čajniče Čelinac Derventa Donji Žabar Foča Gacko Gradiška Han Pijesak Istočni Drvar Istočna Ilidža Istočni Mostar Istočni Stari Grad Istočno Novo Sarajevo Jezero Kalinovik Kneževo Kostajnica Kozarska Dubica Kotor Varoš Krupa na Uni Kupres Laktaši Ljubinje Lopare Milići Modriča Mrkonjić Grad Nevesinje Novi Grad Novo Goražde Osmaci Oštra Luka Pale Pelagićevo Petrovac Petrovo Prnjavor Ribnik Rogatica Rudo Stanari Šamac Šekovići Šipovo Sokolac Srbac Srebrenica Teslić Trnovo Ugljevik Višegrad Vlasenica Vukosavlje Zvornik Brčko District Brčko