Regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina explained

Bosnia and Herzegovina, like many countries, is made of geographical, historical, and political regions. The current geopolitical regions were finalised with the signing of the Dayton Agreement.^[1]

Geographical regions

Bosnia (Bosna)

• Bosanska Krajina / Western Bosnia
• Bosanska Posavina (Bosnian Sava river basin)
• Semberija
• Podrinje / Eastern Bosnia (Bosnian Drina river basin)
• Srednja Bosna / Central Bosnia
• Tropolje

Herzegovina (Hercegovina)

• West Herzegovina
• Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
• East Herzegovina

Historical regions

• Bosnia
  • Birač
    • • Vrhbosna
  • Osat
• Bosanska Krajina
  • • • Knešpolje
  • Lijevče
• Donji Kraji
• Tropolje
• Herzegovina
• Travunija

Medieval counties

• Dabar
• Drina
• Popovo
• Soli
• Usora
• Vrhbosna
• Vrm
• , (Parish)

Urban regions

• Sarajevo
  • Goražde
  • Visoko
• Banjaluka
  • Prijedor
  • Bihać
• Mostar
  • Trebinje
  • Livno
• Tuzla
  • Brčko
  • Bijeljina
• Zenica
  • Doboj
  • Travnik

Political regions

• Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH)
• Republika Srpska (RS)

See also

• List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Notes and References

1. Web site: Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina. CIA factbook. 2020-01-27.