Kakanj is an industrial city and a municipality in central Bosnia, located north of Visoko and southeast of Zenica. It was built between the hills on either side of the Zgošća river. It is administratively part of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation.

Kakanj on map BiH Population 55,857

In the census of 1991, Kakanj municipality had 55,857 residents, of which 54.51% Bosniaks, 29.76% Croats, 8.84% Serbs, 4.53% Yugoslavs and 2.36% others. The city of Kakanj itself had 12,016 inhabitants. The city is home to the football club FK Rudar Kakanj.