Bužim

Bužim is a municipality situated in the most northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Administratively, it is part of the Una-Sana Canton.

Geography

Bužim borders Bosanska Krupa to the east, Cazin to the south, Velika Kladuša to the west and north, and finally with the Republic of Croatia to the northeast. Geographically most of the municipality is mountainous. The total land area of Bužim is about 129 km² (50 sq mi) with a population of 20,000. Bužim is about 180–400 meters above sea-level.

Bužim is situated in the North-West of B&H, actually in North-West part of Unsko-Sanski canton and it is one of eight municipalities in that canton. It borders on the municipalities of Bosanska Krupa (from East), Cazin (from the Soath), Velika Kladuša (from the West and North) and on the municipality Dvor on the river Una (Republic Croatia from the North-West). Territory of Bužim is mountainous. Cava and Dobro Selo spread in the East. Regional roads Bužim - Bosanska Otoka - Bosanska Krupa, i.e. Bosanska Otoka - Bosanski Novi connect Bužim with Bihać, i.e. Banja Luka. Route to South leads across Konjodor towards Cazin and further towards Bihać, and route to Dvor na Uni leads across Zaradostov and Buzevac. Route to the West leads through Lubarde - Pasin Brod - Todorovo all the way to Velika Kladuša (in the West). Route Bužim - Varoška Rijeka - Radica Most - Vrnograc – Velika Kladuša leads to Zagreb, i.e. route Radica Most – Bosanska Bojna – Glina – Zagreb.