West Herzegovina Canton
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West Herzegovina Canton Županija Zapadnohercegovačka
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| Status | Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||
| Capital and largest city |
Široki Brijeg | ||||
| Official languages | Croatian and Bosnian | ||||
| Ethnic groups (2013) | 98.76% Croats 0.76% Bosniaks 0.48% others |
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| Demonym | West Herzegovinian | ||||
| Government | Parliamentary system | ||||
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• Prime Minister
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Zdenko Ćosić | ||||
| Legislature | Assembly of West Herzegovina Canton | ||||
| Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||
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• Establishment
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12 June 1996 | ||||
| Area | |||||
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• Total
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1,362 km2 (526 sq mi) | ||||
| Population | |||||
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• 2013 census
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94,898 | ||||
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• Density
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71.87/km2 (186.1/sq mi) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2013 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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BAM 487.211 million | ||||
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• Per capita
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BAM 4976.97 | ||||
| Currency | BAM | ||||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||||
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• Summer (DST)
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CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy | ||||
| Drives on the | right | ||||
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Website
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The West Herzegovina Canton (Bosnian: Zapadnohercegovački kanton, Croatian: Županija Zapadnohercegovačka) is one of the cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The West Herzegovina Canton is in the Herzegovina region in the southwest of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its seat of government is in Široki Brijeg, while other municipalities within the Canton are Grude, Ljubuški and Posušje. It has 94,898 inhabitants, of whom more than 98% are ethnic Croats.
The majority of the present-day West Herzegovina Canton was part of Zachlumia, the medieval South Slavic principality. In the 15th century it become part of the Duchy of Saint Sava under Stjepan Vukčić Kosača, who proclaimed himself the herzog (duke), thus giving the name for the whole region - Herzegovina. The Ottomans conquered Herzegovina in 1483, when the territory of the West Herzegovina Canton become part of the Sanjak of Herzegovina. In 1833 the Sanjak of Herzegovina become more autonomous under Ali-paša Rizvanbegović, who became pasha of the Herzegovina Eyalet, however, after his death, Herzegovina once again become a sanjak. In 1878 the whole territory was occupied and later in 1908 annexed by the Austria-Hungary, who held it until 1918. During that time, the territory of the West Herzegovina Canton was part of the District of Mostar in the Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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