Herzegovina-Neretva county/canton covers about 4,400 square kilometers, from Maklje to Ivan-sedlo in the north to Ivanjica above Dubrovnik in the south.
The county is organized into eight municipalities: Čapljina, Čitluk, Jablanica, Konjic, Neum, Prozor-Rama, Ravno and Stolac and the City of Mostar, and according to estimates by the Federal Statistical Office, it has a population of around 225,000. By decision of the Government of the Herzegovina-Neretva County/Canton and the adopted Law on Internal Affairs of the Herzegovina-Neretva County/Canton, internal affairs within the jurisdiction of the county/canton are carried out within the framework of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Herzegovina-Neretva County/Canton
The aforementioned Law defines the tasks and responsibilities, management, and organization of the Ministry itself. Internal affairs are carried out in the organizational units of the Ministry, which include the Cabinet of the Minister, the Police Directorate and the Administration and Support Directorate. The Ministry is headquartered in Mostar, and the work of the Police Directorate is organized through the Police Sectors at the headquarters of the Ministry and the Police Directorates of Mostar, Konjic and Čapljina.
The main task of the Police Directorate is, above all, to protect the lives and personal safety of citizens and their property, to maintain public order and peace, to ensure safe traffic, to prevent the occurrence of criminal acts and to catch their perpetrators with maximum respect for all county/cantonal, federal and state laws, all with the aim of improving the living conditions of the citizens of our county/canton.
The Administration and Support Directorate proposes the adoption of laws and other regulations within the competence of the Ministry, and is responsible for tasks and tasks related to registration of permanent and temporary residence, unique identification numbers, personal names, civil registry books, registration of motor vehicles, implementation of regulations in the field of fire protection, etc.
A total of 1,184 employees are employed in the Ministry, of which 834 are police officers and 350 are civil servants and employees.
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