| Conventional Long Name: | Central Bosnia Canton |
| Native Name: | Srednjobosanski kanton Средњобосански кантонŽupanija Središnja Bosna |
| Common Name: | Central Bosnia |
| Status: | Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Capital: | Travnik |
| Largest City: | Travnik |
| Official Languages: | Bosnian and Croatian |
| Ethnic Groups: | 57.58% Bosniaks38.33% Croats1.19% Serbs2.90% others |
| Ethnic Groups Year: | 2013[1] |
| Demonym: | Central Bosnian |
| Government Type: | Parliamentary system |
| Leader Title1: | Premier |
| Leader Name1: | Tahir Lendo (SDA) |
| Legislature: | Assembly of the Central Bosnia Canton |
| Leader Title2: | President of Assembly |
| Leader Name2: | Dražen Matišić (HDZ BiH) |
| Sovereignty Type: | Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Established Event1: | Establishment |
| Established Date1: | 12 June 1996 |
| Area Km2: | 3189 |
| Area Sq Mi: | 1231.3 |
| Population Census: | 254,686 |
| Population Census Year: | 2013 |
| Population Density Km2: | 85.65 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 221.84 |
| Gdp Ppp Year: | 2022 |
| Gdp Ppp Per Capita: | 17.209 |
| Gdp Nominal Year: | 2022 |
| Gdp Nominal Per Capita: | 6.793 |
| Hdi Year: | 2019 |
| Hdi: | 0.774 |
| Currency: | BAM |
| Time Zone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Time Zone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Date Format: | dd-mm-yyyy |
| Drives On: | right |
The Central Bosnia Canton (Bosnian: Srednjobosanski kanton/Средњобосански кантон, Croatian: Županija Središnja Bosna) 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.[2]
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 a GDP equitable with the average of Bosnia and Herzegovina more broadly. The region has historically benefitted from agriculture and 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.[3]
In April of 2022, the United Nations' Office for Disaster Risk Reduction recognised the region in a climate resilience initiative.[4]
Of the ten cantons comprising the Federation of Bosnia Herzegovina, Central Bosnia Canton and Herzegovina-Neretva Canton are the only ones in which neither Bosniaks nor Croats form an absolute majority. There are thus special legislative procedures for the protection of the constituent ethnic groups. Bosniaks form a majority in the municipalities of Bugojno, Jajce, Donji Vakuf, Fojnica, Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje, Novi Travnik and Travnik. Croats form a majority in the municipalities of Busovača, Dobretići, Kreševo, Kiseljak and Vitez.
| Municipality | Nationality | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosniaks | % | Croats | % | Serbs | % | |||
| Bugojno | 24,650 | 78.32 | 5,767 | 18.32 | 376 | 1.19 | 31,470 | |
| Busovača | 8,681 | 48.47 | 8,873 | 49.54 | 205 | 1.14 | 17,910 | |
| Dobretići | 0 | 0 | 1,626 | 99.81 | 1 | 0.06 | 1,629 | |
| Donji Vakuf | 13,376 | 95.64 | 58 | 4.18 | 107 | 0.76 | 13,985 | |
| Fojnica | 7,592 | 61.44 | 3,664 | 29.65 | 48 | 0.38 | 12,356 | |
| Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje | 12,004 | 57.34 | 8,660 | 41.37 | 30 | 0.14 | 20,933 | |
| Jajce | 13,269 | 48.67 | 12,555 | 46.05 | 501 | 1.83 | 27,258 | |
| Kiseljak | 7,838 | 37.82 | 11,823 | 57.05 | 409 | 1.97 | 20,722 | |
| Kreševo | 1,014 | 19.23 | 4,149 | 78.68 | 26 | 0.49 | 5,273 | |
| Novi Travnik | 12,067 | 50.63 | 11,002 | 46.16 | 367 | 1.53 | 23,832 | |
| Travnik | 35,648 | 66.65 | 15,102 | 28.23 | 640 | 1.19 | 53,482 | |
| Vitez | 10,513 | 40.69 | 14,350 | 55.54 | 333 | 1.28 | 25,836 | |
| Canton | 146,662 | 57.58 | 97,629 | 38.33 | 3,043 | 1.19 | 254,686 | |
| Population of Central Bosnian Canton by 1991 census * | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipalities by 1991 borders | All | Bosniaks | Croats | Serbs | Yugoslavs | Others |
| Travnik | 70,747 | 31,813 | 26,118 | 7,777 | 3,743 | 1,296 |
| Novi Travnik | 30,713 | 11,625 | 12,162 | 4,097 | 2,132 | 697 |
| Vitez | 27,859 | 11,514 | 12,675 | 1,501 | 1,377 | 792 |
| Busovača | 18,879 | 8,451 | 9,093 | 623 | 510 | 202 |
| Kiseljak | 24,164 | 9,778 | 12,550 | 740 | 600 | 496 |
| Kreševo | 6,731 | 1,531 | 4,714 | 34 | 251 | 201 |
| Fojnica | 16,296 | 8,024 | 6,623 | 157 | 407 | 1,085 |
| Gornji Vakuf/Uskoplje | 25,181 | 14,063 | 10,706 | 110 | 158 | 144 |
| Bugojno | 46,889 | 19,697 | 16,031 | 8,673 | 1,561 | 927 |
| Donji Vakuf | 24,544 | 13,509 | 682 | 9,533 | 593 | 227 |
| Jajce | 45,007 | 17,380 | 15,811 | 8,663 | 2,496 | 657 |
| New municipalities and villages (1995) added to CBC | All | Bosniaks | Croats | Serbs | Yugoslavs | Others |
| Municipality Dobretići (1991 part of Skender Vakuf municipality) | 4,944 | 3 | 4,720 | 158 | 19 | 42 |
| Vlasinje (1991 part of Mrkonjić grad municipality) | 1,133 | 975 | 149 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Kruševo Brdo II (1991 part of Kotor Varoš municipality) | 399 | 0 | 0 | 395 | 1 | 3 |
| New municipalities and villages (1995) removed from CBC | All | Bosniaks | Croats | Serbs | Yugoslavs | Others |
| Ljuša (1991 part of Donji Vakuf municipality) | 172 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 3 | 0 |
| Municipality Jezero (1991 part of Jajce municipality) | 1,949 | 756 | 95 | 1,032 | 44 | 22 |
| Municipalities by 1991 borders | All | Bosniaks | Croats | Serbs | Yugoslavs | Others |
| Central Bosnian Canton 1991 | 341,365 | 147,608 (43%) | 131,939 (39%) | 41,261 (12%) | 13,805 (4%) | 6,753 (2%) |