Apart from entities, cantons and municipalities, Bosnia and Herzegovina also has officially designated cities.
Official cities have their own mayor and city council, which is a big difference to the municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which have a municipal council and mayor.
Powers of city councils of official cities are between the government of municipalities and government cantons in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina or a government entity in Republika Srpska.
There are thirty five official cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (as of 2024):[2] The list includes only the 55 cities and towns whose administrative area has a population greater than 20,000.
Istočno Sarajevo, with a population of 61,516 in its administrative area, is not included, since it is a city only in administrative sense and does not have a city proper.