General info

Entity:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Capital:
Sarajevo
Population (2009-07-01):
4,613,414 (CIA)
Area:
51,129 sq.km.
Country code:
ba
Region:
Southern Europe

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Administrative units

administrative units capital area (sq.km.) population
2001-12-31
estimate
population
2008-06-30 / 2003-06-30
estimate
source: Federal Office of Statistics, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
source: Institute of Statistics, Republic of Srpska.
note: second population column is 2008-06-30 for FBH and 2003 for Srpska.
note: total area is 51,209.2 sq.km. (12.2 sq.km. inland water and 51197.0 sq.km. land area).
note: FB&H is divided into 10 cantons, which in turn have a total of 79 municipalities. RS is divided into 62 municipalities. Distrikt Brcko is a separate entity.
Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine Sarajevo 26,110.0 2,312,397 2,327,195
Bosanskopodrinjski kanton Goražde 504.6 35,258 33,225
Foča   169.4   1,782
Goražde   248.8   30,383
Pale   86.4   1,060
Kanton 10 Livno 4,934.9 83,974 81,396
Bosansko Grahovo   780.0   2,085
Drvar   589.3   11,462
Glamoč   1,033.6   4,776
Kupres   569.8   3,472
Livno   994.0   32,161
Tomislavgrad   967.4   27,440
Hercegovačko-neretvanski kanton Mostar 4,401.0 217,333 226,632
Čapljina   256.0   23,433
Čitluk   181.0   15,932
Jablanica   301.0   11,825
Konjic   1,169.0   28,780
Grad Mostar   1,175.0   111,116
Neum   225.0   4,638
Prozor   477.0   16,229
Ravno   286.0   1,371
Stolac   331.0   13,308
Kanton Posavski Orašje 324.6 43,706 40,513
Domaljevac-Šamac   44.4   4,406
Odžak   158.4   15,925
Orašje   121.8   20,182
Kanton Sarajevo Sarajevo 1,276.9 400,498 421,289
Centar   33.0   70,203
Hadžići   273.3   22,379
Ilidža   143.4   52,896
Ilijaš   308.6   17,738
Novi Grad   47.2   123,200
Novo Sarajevo   9.9   73,379
Stari Grad   51.4   37,832
Trnovo   338.4   2,554
Vogošća   71.7   21,108
Srednjobosanski kanton Travnik 3,189.0 239,728 255,648
Bugojno   361.0   37,359
Busovača   158.0   16,095
Dobretići   59.0   651
Donji Vakuf   320.0   14,154
Fojnica   306.0   12,222
Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje   402.0   19,376
Jajce   339.0   24,394
Kiseljak   165.0   20,734
Kreševo   149.0   5,666
Novi Travnik   242.0   24,834
Travnik   529.0   55,093
Vitez   159.0   25,070
Tuzlanski kanton Tuzla 2,649.0 507,490 497,813
Banovići   185.0   25,732
Čelić   140.0   14,081
Doboj-Istok   41.0   10,197
Gračanica   216.0   51,938
Gradačac   218.0   46,217
Kalesija   201.0   35,437
Kladanj   331.0   15,162
Lukavac   337.0   51,098
Sapna   118.0   12,984
Srebrenik   248.0   41,325
Teočak   29.0   7,444
Tuzla   294.0   131,464
Živinice   291.0   54,734
Unsko-sanski kanton Bihać 4,125.0 305,905 287,998
Bihać   900.0   61,191
Bosanska Krupa   561.0   28,227
Bosanski Petrovac   709.0   7,730
Bužim   129.0   17,838
Cazin   356.0   62,252
Ključ   358.0   19,771
Sanski Most   781.0   44,699
Velika Kladuša   331.0   46,290
Zapadno-hercegovački kanton Široki Brijeg 1,362.2 81,304 81,833
Grude   220.8   15,558
Ljubuški   292.7   23,951
Posušje   461.1   16,072
Široki Brijeg   387.6   26,252
Zeničko-dobojski kanton Zenica 3,343.3 397,201 400,848
Breza   72.9   14,676
Doboj-Jug   10.2   4,476
Kakanj   377.0   43,305
Maglaj   290.0   23,469
Olovo   407.8   12,579
Tešanj   155.9   47,976
Usora   49.8   6,988
Vareš   390.1   10,948
Visoko   230.8   40,212
Zavidovići   590.3   38,017
Zenica   558.5   127,113
Žepče   210.0   31,089
Republika Srpska Banja Luka 24,857.2 1,447,477 1,471,529
Banja Luka Banja Luka 96.2   224,647
Berkovići       2,799
Bijeljina Bijeljina     109,211
Bileća Bileća     12,282
Bosanska Kostajnica Bosanska Kostajnica     7,874
Bosanski Brod Bosanski Brod     20,424
Bratunac Bratunac     23,006
Čajniče Čajniče     5,311
Čelinac Čelinac     17,536
Derventa Derventa 517.0   42,747
Doboj Doboj 813.9   80,464
Donji Žabar       2,912
Foča Foča     25,489
Gacko Gacko 736.0   10,300
Gradiška Gradiška     61,440
Han Pijesak Han Pijesak     4,902
Istočni Drvar       62
Istočni Mostar       794
Istočni Stari Grad       3,185
Jezero       1,316
Kalinovik Kalinovik     4,871
Kasindo       16,754
Kneževo Kneževo     12,278
Kotor Varoš Kotor Varoš     20,025
Kozarska Dubica Kozarska Dubica 499.0   34,916
Krupa na Uni       1,949
Kupres       483
Laktaši Laktaši     40,311
Ljubinje Ljubinje     4,258
Lopare Lopare     16,983
Lukavica       9,129
Milići       10,214
Modriča Modriča 297.0   28,581
Mrkonjić Grad Mrkonjić Grad     20,004
Nevesinje Nevesinje 1,040.0   18,955
Novi Grad Novi Grad     31,144
Osmaci       4,807
Oštra Luka       3,319
Pale Pale     26,959
Pelagićevo       6,435
Petrovac       189
Petrovo       12,044
Prijedor Prijedor 833.0   98,570
Prnjavor Prnjavor     49,821
Ribnik       9,008
Rogatica       14,850
Rudo Rudo 344.0   9,801
Čamac Čamac     23,339
Šekovići Šekovići 195.0   10,167
Šipovo Šipovo 510.0   10,585
Sokolac Sokolac     17,449
Srbac Srbac 453.0   24,739
Srebrenica Srebrenica     21,879
Teslić Teslić     49,021
Trebinje Trebinje     31,299
Trnovo Trnovo     2,594
Ugljevik Ugljevik     17,005
Ustiprača       3,095
Višegrad Višegrad     19,419
Vlasenica Vlasenica     20,437
Vukosavlje       5,454
Zvornik Zvornik 387.0   51,688
Distrikt Brčko Brčko 493.0 43,516  
total   51,197.0 3,803,390  

Main cities

name population
1991-07-01
population
2008-06-30
estimate
Sarajevo 529,021 304,614
Banja Luka 195,994 ..
Tuzla 131,866 131,464
Zenica 145,837 127,113
Mostar 127,034 111,116
Prijedor 112,635 ..
Doboj 102,624 ..
source: Federal Office of Statistics, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
source: United Nations Statistics Division.
note: these figures are only indicative; the events during the nineties in Bosnia Herzegovina and adjoining countries are bound to have made a major impact on city populations.