Bužim ( Serbian Cyrillic : Бужим ) is a town and municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina . It is situated in the Bosanska Krajina in the most northwestern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
8-517: Bužim borders Bosanska Krupa to the east, Cazin to the south, Velika Kladuša to the west and north, and the Republic of Croatia to the northeast. Geographically most of the municipality is mountainous. The total land area of Bužim is about 129 km (50 sq mi) with a population of 20,000. Bužim is about 180–400 meters above sea-level. The area of the Bužim municipality was inhabited before
16-475: A GDP equitable with the average of Bosnia and Herzegovina more broadly. The region has historically benefitted from and economically relied on agriculture , trade , as well as mineral deposits. The Central Bosnia Canton is the fifth largest of ten and its share of the national population is slightly below average. In April 2022, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction recognised
24-1219: A municipality itself. The town was defended by the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina . One of the most elite and well known brigades of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the 505th Brigade , was formed and based in Bužim. Due to so many twins being born in Bužim, there is an effort to declare it the "Town of Twins". [REDACTED] Una-Sana [REDACTED] Central Bosnia [REDACTED] Posavina [REDACTED] Herzegovina-Neretva [REDACTED] Tuzla [REDACTED] West Herzegovina [REDACTED] Zenica-Doboj [REDACTED] Sarajevo [REDACTED] Bosnian Podrinje [REDACTED] Canton 10 45°03′N 16°02′E / 45.050°N 16.033°E / 45.050; 16.033 Bosanska Krupa Bosanska Krupa ( Serbian Cyrillic : Босанска Крупа )
32-569: Is a city located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina . As of 2013, it has a population of 29,659 inhabitants. It is situated on the banks of river Una in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, 30 km (19 mi) northeast from Bihać (350 km away from Sarajevo ). Bosanska Krupa is on the border within the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina adjacent to
40-651: Is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina . The most populous settlement in the region is Bugojno , followed by Travnik and Novi Travnik . It is located in the center of the country, to the west of Sarajevo . The center of canton government is Travnik . The canton is split into the municipalities of Bugojno , Busovača , Dobretići , Donji Vakuf , Fojnica , Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje , Jajce , Kiseljak , Kreševo , Novi Travnik , Travnik , Vitez . The region reports
48-582: The arrival of the Romans . The population of this area was engaged in agriculture, cattle breeding, mining and trade. The existence of a mint in the 14th century indicates that trade was developed during those times. Bužim was the center of trade in the region even after the Ottoman conquest. Before the war, the town of Bužim was officially part of the Bosanska Krupa municipality. In 1996 Bužim became
56-1119: The municipalities of Bužim , Cazin , Bihać , Bosanski Petrovac , Sanski Most , and Krupa na Uni . The last mentioned municipality is part of the Republika Srpska entity and was part of the Bosanska Krupa municipality before the Bosnian War , but after the Dayton Agreement it became a separate municipality. [REDACTED] Una-Sana [REDACTED] Central Bosnia [REDACTED] Posavina [REDACTED] Herzegovina-Neretva [REDACTED] Tuzla [REDACTED] West Herzegovina [REDACTED] Zenica-Doboj [REDACTED] Sarajevo [REDACTED] Bosnian Podrinje [REDACTED] Canton 10 Central Bosnia Canton The Central Bosnia Canton ( Bosnian : Srednjobosanski kanton/Средњобосански кантон , Croatian : Županija Središnja Bosna )
64-576: The region in a climate resilience initiative. Of the ten cantons comprising the Federation of Bosnia Herzegovina, Central Bosnia Canton and Herzegovina-Neretva Canton are the only ones in which neither the Bosniaks nor Croats form an absolute majority . There are thus special legislative procedures for the protection of the constituent ethnic groups. The Bosniaks form a majority in the municipalities of Bugojno, Jajce, Donji Vakuf, Fojnica, Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje, Novi Travnik and Travnik. The Croats form
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