Posavina Canton

The Posavina Canton ( kroat. Županija posavska, bosn. Posavski Canton ) is one of the ten cantons in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The office is situated in Orašje.

The name Posavina translates Savetal and referred to that region in Croatia and Bosnia, which lies on both sides of the Sava. The canton comprises However, despite its name, only a very small part of this region. He is with an area of ​​324.6 km ², the smallest of the ten cantons.

Population

The Posavina Canton had about 48,000 inhabitants in 2013.

He is one of the three cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose population is mostly composed of Croats.

Events

One of the most important events for this area is Posavsko kolo.

Communities

The canton is comprised of three large municipalities ( population figures from 2007):

  • Domaljevac - Šamac 5216
  • Odžak 21 289
  • Orašje 21,584
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