Canton 8 of 10Zapadnohercegovački kanton
West Herzegovina Canton
Located in western Herzegovina bordering Croatia, characterized by limestone karst and a nearly homogeneous Croat population (over 98%).
Capital
Široki Brijeg
Population majority
Croat
Entity
Federation of BiH
What a canton governs
Under the Federation constitution the cantons hold police, education, culture, housing, public services, local land use, tourism and cantonal budgets. This is why school curricula, police uniforms and hospital funding differ from canton to canton, and why the Federation has thirteen governments in total.
Heritage in and around Široki Brijeg
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