Central Bosnia

Zenica is the largest city in the Central Bosnia subregion.

Central Bosnia (Bosnian: Srednja Bosna, Croatian: Središnja Bosna) is a central subregion of Bosnia, which consists of a core mountainous area with several basins, valleys and mountains.[1] It is bordered by Bosnian Krajina to the northwest, Tropolje (Livno area) to the west, Herzegovina to the south, Sarajevo to the east and Tuzla to the northeast. It is a part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is divided between the Central Bosnia Canton and the Zenica-Doboj Canton, with a population of around 800,000.[2] The largest city in the region is Zenica, with the Sarajevo-Zenica basin being the most densely populated area. Its highest peaks are Vranica (2,110 m), Šćit (1,780 m) and Bitovnja (1,700 m).[3]

  1. ^ Marković, Jovan Đ (1980). Regionalna geografija SFR Jugoslavije (in Serbian). Građevinska knjiga.
  2. ^ "Univerzitet u Zenici". unze.ba. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  3. ^ Stjepan Čagalj, Mislav. "Političko-geografski aspekt demogeografskih kretanja u Bosni i Hercegovini".