Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde
Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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The Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde (Bosnian and Croatian: Bosansko-podrinjski kanton Goražde; Serbian: Босанско-подрињски кантон Горажде[2]), until 2001 Goražde-Podrinje Canton (Bosnian and Croatian: Goraždansko-podrinjski kanton; Serbian: Горажданско-подрињски кантон) is a federated state and one of ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde
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Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of the Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde | |
| Coordinates: 43°40′N 18°59′E | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Established | 1996 |
| Main city | Goražde |
| Municipalities | List |
| Government | |
| • Prime Minister | Senad Čeljo (NiP) |
| • President of Assembly | Muradif Kanlić (SBB) |
| Area | |
• Total | 504.6 km2 (194.8 sq mi) |
| • Land | 504.5 km2 (194.8 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.0179 km2 (0.0069 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census)[1] | |
• Total | 25,336 |
| • Density | 50.21/km2 (130.0/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 73000 |
| Area code | 038 |
| ISO 3166 code | BA-05 |
| HDI (2023) | 0.806 very high · (2nd) |
| Website | http://www.bpkg.gov.ba/ |
Demographics
2013 Census
| Municipality | Nationality | Total[3] | |||||
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| Bosniaks | % | Croats | % | Serbs | % | ||
| Goražde | 19,692 | 94.23 | 23 | 0.11 | 707 | 3.38 | 20,897 |
| Pale-Prača | 859 | 95.02 | 1 | 0.11 | 33 | 3.65 | 904 |
| Foča-Ustikolina | 1,762 | 91.15 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 7.50 | 1,933 |
| Canton | 22,313 | 94.01 | 24 | 0.10 | 885 | 3.72 | 23,734 |
Geography
It is located in the south-eastern central part of the country, in the region of Upper Drina. The cantonal seat is in Goražde.
Municipalities
The canton consists of the municipalities of Goražde, Pale-Prača, Foča-Ustikolina.
