General info

Entity:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Capital:
Sarajevo
Population (2008-07-01):
4,590,310 (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
2005-06-30 / 2003-06-30
estimate
source: Federal Office of Statistics, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
source: Republic of Srpska.
note: second population column is 2005 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/districts, which in turn have a total of 85 municipalities. RS is divided into 62 municipalities. Distrikt Brcko is a separate entity.
Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine Sarajevo 26,110.5 2,312,397 2,328,434
Bosanskopodrinjski kanton Goražde 504.6 35,258 35,214
Kanton 10 Livno 4,934.1 83,974 84,157
Hercegovačko-neretvanski kanton Mostar 4,401.0 217,333 224,700
Kanton Posavski Orašje 324.6 43,706 44,548
Kanton Sarajevo Sarajevo 1,276.9 400,498 403,028
Srednjobosanski kanton Travnik 3,189.0 239,728 258,177
Tuzlanski kanton Tuzla 2,649.0 507,490 502,862
Unsko-sanski kanton Bihać 4,125.0 305,905 292,197
Zapadno-hercegovački kanton Široki Brijeg 1,362.2 81,304 81,652
Zeničko-dobojski kanton Zenica 3,343.3 397,201 401,899
Republika Srpska Banja Luka 25,053.0 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   43,516  
total   51,197.0 3,803,390  

Main cities

name population
1991-07-01		 population
2005-06-30
estimate
Sarajevo 529,021 297,416
Banja Luka 195,994 ..
Tuzla 131,866 131,874
Zenica 145,837 128,639
Mostar 127,034 105,507
Prijedor 112,635 ..
Doboj 102,624 ..
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.