Posušje
Posušje
Posušje (Bosnian) | |
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Town and municipality | |
| Općina Posušje (Bosnian) Municipality of Posušje | |
Panoramic view Virgin Mary church | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location of Posušje in Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Posušje | |
| Coordinates: 43°28′19.17″N 17°19′46.79″E / 43.4719917°N 17.3296639°E | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Canton | West Herzegovina |
| Geographical region | Herzegovina |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Ante Begić (HDZ BiH) |
| Area | |
• Town and municipality | 461.1 km2 (178.0 sq mi) |
| • Land | 461.1 km2 (178.0 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Town and municipality | 20,477 |
| • Density | 44.41/km2 (115.0/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6,267 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Post code | 88240 |
| Area code | +387 039 |
| Website | www |
Posušje (pronounced [pɔ̌suːʃjɛ]) is a town and municipality in the West Herzegovina Canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina, near border with Croatia.
It lies in the Posuško polje, at an altitude of 675 m, at the intersection of the road from Split and Imotski in Croatia towards Tomislavgrad and Mostar.