[Kakanj Municipality]

Kakanj Municipality is located north of Visoko and southeast of Zenica, in the centre of SarajevoZenica basin, economically most significant and most densely populated region of BiH. It is situated in the southern part of Zenica-Doboj Canton. Kakanj Municipality has a favourable trading position, well-developed network of trunk, regional, local and uncategorised roads. The route of the Corridor Vc and the trunk road M 17 pass through its territory, providing good potential for developing road communications. Natural resources available in Kakanj Municipality area:
• mineral raw materials (coal, marl, limestone and thermal mineral water),
• forests,
• water resources,
• renewable energy sources and
• agricultural land.

Air quality in Kakanj Municipality is compromised by power plants (the Thermal Power Plant with the depots of coal, slag and ash), processing sites and plants (the Coal Mine with open-pit mining, The Kakanj Cement Plant with quarries), road traffic, small boiler rooms and household furnaces. Kakanj Municipality undertook a series of activities to enable better conditions for harmonious, socially and physically balanced and sustainable development of urban and rural areas.

The Institute for Physical Planning and Construction of Kakanj Municipality is in charge of green areas and the plans for regular maintenance are made on annual basis. According to the Kakanj Municipality Spatial Plan 2010-2030, the reconstruction of all public areas is in progress. In 2018 the main road was reconstructed and a cycle track was built. It is located in the green belt and some green lawns were lost to it. The Municipality of Kakanj has invested in numerous energy efficiency projects of buildings owned by the Municipality relating to the reduction of energy consumption for heating, modernization of public lighting, improvement of working conditions for employees, expansion of the district heating system etc. The Municipality of Kakanj co-financed energy efficiency renovations of the buildings.

Kakanj Municipality has rich cultural and historical heritage (medieval fortress, protected buildings, stećak sites, monuments, museums). The economy of Zenica-Doboj Canton is largely low-growth and based on natural resources. As a rule, such economies highly affect the environment, particularly in terms of space and resources.

The strengths of Kakanj Municipality are the factors that indicate positive situations in the Municipality, such as favourable geostrategic position, rich cultural and historical heritage, natural resources (ores, minerals, water, soil, forests), energy potentials and favourable conditions for the use of renewable energy sources, diversity of agricultural production, enterprise support programs, institutional capacities of public administration, industry and craft tradition, available workforce,
good education infrastructure.

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