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Kupres Купрес
[[Image:|100px|Coat of arms]] Municipality coat of arms
Municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina
General Information
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Land area
Population (1991 census)	10,098
Population density
Area code	+387 34
Mayor	Stjepan Herceg (HDZ)
Website	http://www.kupresonline.com

Kupres (Cyrillic: Купрес) is a town and municipality in Federation of Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina. The town is located in the West Bosnia Canton, also known as the Hercegbosanskni Kanton or Canton 10 and is the north-western most town in Hercegovina.

The town is situated in the middle of the Kupres Plain (Kupreško Polje) and was the scene of fierce fighting in the recent War in Bosnia and Hercegovina in the 1990s, leaving the town extensively damaged and the local economy in ruins. Both are being rebuilt and restored to the benefit of the community and the region, especially where related to tourism infrastructure.

Kupres is located high above sea level (1120-1150 m) and averages 55 days a year of snowfall due to its adventageous location in the Dinaric Alps. There is a ski resort popular especially with Croatians who visit due to its proximity to the Croatian border and affordable prices. The town also has a large natural lake. Croatian Kuna is often accepted as currency in many of the town's businesses due to high levels of Croatian visitors.

There is an annual cultural and agricultural fair held in Kupres each July. The town has good road and bus access heading towards Tomislavgrad and Livno, and is connected to the nearby town of Bugojno in Bosnia_(region) proper via a tunnel.

11,496 total

• Serbs - 6,252 (54,38)
• Croats - 4,425 (38,49)
• Muslims - 763 (6,63)
• Yugoslavs - 18 (0,15)
• Others - 38 (0,35)

10,098 total

• Serbs - 5,169
• Croats - 3,947
• Muslims - 745
• Yugoslavs - 213
• others - 4

Following the carve up of Bosnia and Hercegovina following the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina/ conflict, the town has evolved into a Croat-dominated city. The ethnic Serb population have mostly left and separated from the main part of the town, forming their own area/region within the Republika Srpska.

• http://www.kupresonline.com

Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina

v • d • e Entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina • Republika Srpska Brčko District (belongs to both entities, but is self-governing) v • d • e Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Podrinje (V) • Canton 10 (X) • Central Bosnia (VI) • Herzegovina-Neretva (VII) • Posavina (II) • Sarajevo (IX) • Tuzla (III) • Una Sana (I) • West Herzegovina (VIII) • Zenica-Doboj (IV) v • d • e Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Banovići • Bihać • Bosanska Krupa • Bosanski Petrovac • Bosansko Grahovo • Bugojno • Busovača • Bužim • Čapljina • Cazin • Čelić • Centar, Sarajevo • Čitluk • Drvar • Doboj East • Doboj South • Dobretići • Domaljevac-Šamac • Donji Vakuf • Foča-Ustikolina • Fojnica • Glamoč • Goražde • Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje • Gračanica • Gradačac • Grude • Hadžići • Ilidža • Ilijaš • Jablanica • Jajce • Kakanj • Kalesija • Kiseljak • Kladanj • Ključ • Konjic • Kreševo • Kupres • Livno • Ljubuški • Lukavac • Maglaj • Mostar • Neum • Novi Grad, Sarajevo • Novo Sarajevo • Novi Travnik • Odžak • Olovo • Orašje • Pale-Prača • Posušje • Prozor-Rama • Ravno • Sanski Most • Sapna • Široki Brijeg • Srebrenik • Stari Grad, Sarajevo • Stolac • Teočak • Tešanj • Tomislavgrad • Travnik • Trnovo (FBiH) • Tuzla • Usora • Vareš • Velika Kladuša • Visoko • Vitez • Vogošća • Zavidovići • Zenica • Žepče • Živinice Republika Srpska Berkovići • Bijeljina • Bileća • Bosanska Kostajnica • Bosanski Brod • Bratunac • Čajniče • Čelinac • Derventa • Doboj • Donji Žabar • Foča • Gacko • Grad Banja Luka • Grad Istočno Sarajevo • Gradiška • Han Pijesak • Istočni Drvar • Istočna Ilidža • Istočni Mostar • Istočni Stari Grad • Jezero • Kalinovik • Kneževo • Kozarska Dubica • Kotor Varoš • Krupa na Uni • Kupres • Laktaši • Ljubinje • Lopare • Lukavica • Milići • Modriča • Mrkonjić Grad • Nevesinje • Novi Grad • Novo Goražde • Osmaci • Oštra Luka • Pale • Pelagićevo • Petrovac • Petrovo • Prijedor • Prnjavor • Ribnik • Rogatica • Rudo • Šamac • Šekovići • Šipovo • Sokolac • Srbac • Srebrenica • Teslić • Trebinje • Trnovo (RS) • Ugljevik • Višegrad • Vlasenica • Vukosavlje • Zvornik

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Coordinates: 43°59′26″N 17°16′46″E / 43.99056, 17.27944