Cazin is
a town in the northwestern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the intersection
of roads leading from Bihać to Velika Kladuša, neighboring Croatia and
further to Western Europe, then through Rakovica to the Adriatic Sea and
southwest across Bosanska Krupa to Banja Luka, Tuzla and further east. Since
2017, Cazin has had the status of the official city of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, and thus became the first official city in the Federation of
Bosnia and Herzegovina that is not the seat of the canton.
The municipality of Cazin is
the most populous municipality in the Una-Sana Canton and the sixth most
populous in the FBiH. The municipality of Cazin has 63,409 inhabitants and
the average population density is 197 inhabitants per square kilometer, which
is why it is one of the most densely populated municipalities in BiH.
In this area, agriculture
stands out, where the production of milk, fruits and vegetables is the most
prominent.
The production of medicinal
and industrial plants has also been developed. It is important to mention
construction and trade. At the local level, the construction industry,
production of medical instruments, production of poultry, and trade, which is
the absolute carrier of the trade branch in the municipality, stand out.