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Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
Hercegovačko-neretvanski kanton
Hercegovačko-neretvanska županija
Херцеговачко-неретвански кантон

Image:Herzegneretcanton.gif (Flag) (Coat of arms)
Main city	Mostar
Head of canton	Miroslav Ćorić
Municipalities	Čapljina, Čitluk, Jablanica, Konjic, Mostar, Neum, Prozor-Rama, Ravno, Stolac
Area	4,401.0 km²
Population  - Total  - Density	224,796 51.08/km²

Herzegovina-Neretva is one of the 10 cantons of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The canton mainly comprises the Neretva river valley area and parts of Herzegovina west of Mostar, its administrative center.

Contents 1 Municipalities 2 Geography and features 3 Ethnic groups 4 See also

The canton is split into the municipalities of Čapljina, Čitluk, Jablanica, Konjic, Mostar, Neum, Rama, Ravno and Stolac.

The canton is the only canton in Bosnia and Herzegovina with access to the sea via the municipality of Neum. Neum is a town of 2,000 citizens (1991 census) and the area around the city is rich with historical and archeological remains after the Illyrians. The Illyrians were a people who lived in the Balkans for many thousands of years.

The biggest city in the canton and the fifth biggest city in the entire country is Mostar. Mostar is famous for its old bridge and the old city near the bridge. The bridge was recently reconstructed in the summer of 2004.The opening ceremony was attended by several foreign delegates including Stjepan Mesić, the president of Croatia. Croat forces bombed and destroyed the bridge. Mostar is located on the banks of the Neretva river and is divided between Croats and Bosniaks.

Other famous cities in this canton are Čapljina, Konjic, Jablanica and the world famous Marian Shrine of Međugorje. Jablanica and Konjic are famous for battles during World War II and there is a large museum in Jablanica dedicated to these battles.

The river Neretva runs through the cities of Konjic, Jablanica, Mostar and Čapljina before it flows through Croatia and into the Adriatic Sea. There are also big lakes in the canton such as the Jablanica lake around the city Jablanica. The southern most municipality in the canton is the Neum municipality in the Adriatic sea and the eastern most munucipality is the Ravno municipality along the border with Croatia.

Ethnically, the canton is divided and is a mixed canton between the Bosniak and Croat populations unlike some other cantons which are nearly one-ethnic.

Croats form a majority in the municipalities of Čapljina, Čitluk, Neum, Prozor-Rama, Ravno and Stolac. Bosniaks form a majority in the municipalities of Jablanica and Konjic. The municipality of Mostar in the central part of the canton is largely a mixture of Bosniak and Croat.

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Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina

v • d • e Entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina • Republika Srpska Brčko District (belongs to both entities, but is self-governing) v • d • e Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Podrinje (V) • Canton 10 (X) • Central Bosnia (VI) • Herzegovina-Neretva (VII) • Posavina (II) • Sarajevo (IX) • Tuzla (III) • Una Sana (I) • West Herzegovina (VIII) • Zenica-Doboj (IV) v • d • e Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Banovići • Bihać • Bosanska Krupa • Bosanski Petrovac • Bosansko Grahovo • Bugojno • Busovača • Bužim • Čapljina • Cazin • Čelić • Centar, Sarajevo • Čitluk • Drvar • Doboj East • Doboj South • Dobretići • Domaljevac-Šamac • Donji Vakuf • Foča-Ustikolina • Fojnica • Glamoč • Goražde • Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje • Gračanica • Gradačac • Grude • Hadžići • Ilidža • Ilijaš • Jablanica • Jajce • Kakanj • Kalesija • Kiseljak • Kladanj • Ključ • Konjic • Kreševo • Kupres • Livno • Ljubuški • Lukavac • Maglaj • Mostar • Neum • Novi Grad, Sarajevo • Novo Sarajevo • Novi Travnik • Odžak • Olovo • Orašje • Pale-Prača • Posušje • Prozor-Rama • Ravno • Sanski Most • Sapna • Široki Brijeg • Srebrenik • Stari Grad, Sarajevo • Stolac • Teočak • Tešanj • Tomislavgrad • Travnik • Trnovo (FBiH) • Tuzla • Usora • Vareš • Velika Kladuša • Visoko • Vitez • Vogošća • Zavidovići • Zenica • Žepče • Živinice Republika Srpska Berkovići • Bijeljina • Bileća • Bosanska Kostajnica • Bosanski Brod • Bratunac • Čajniče • Čelinac • Derventa • Doboj • Donji Žabar • Foča • Gacko • Grad Banja Luka • Grad Istočno Sarajevo • Gradiška • Han Pijesak • Istočni Drvar • Istočna Ilidža • Istočni Mostar • Istočno Novo Sarajevo • Istočni Stari Grad • Jezero • Kalinovik • Kneževo • Kozarska Dubica • Kotor Varoš • Krupa na Uni • Kupres • Laktaši • Ljubinje • Lopare • Milići • Modriča • Mrkonjić Grad • Nevesinje • Novi Grad • Novo Goražde • Osmaci • Oštra Luka • Pale • Pelagićevo • Petrovac • Petrovo • Prijedor • Prnjavor • Ribnik • Rogatica • Rudo • Šamac • Šekovići • Šipovo • Sokolac • Srbac • Srebrenica • Teslić • Trebinje • Trnovo (RS) • Ugljevik • Višegrad • Vlasenica • Vukosavlje • Zvornik

Coordinates: 43°27′N 17°49′E