Bratunac

Bratunac
Bratunac; Братунац
	Town and municipality
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	; Location of Bratunac within Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Bratunac Location within Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Coordinates: 44°11′02″N 19°19′51″E / 44.18389°N 19.33083°ECoordinates: 44°11′02″N 19°19′51″E / 44.18389°N 19.33083°E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Republika Srpska
Government
• Mayor	Ivana Babić (SDS)[1]
• Municipality	293.49 km2 (113.32 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)
• Town	8,359
• Municipality	20,340
• Municipality density	69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)	56
Website	www.bratunac.info

Bratunac (Cyrillic: Братунац) is a town and municipality located in easternmost part of Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, it has a population of 20,340 inhabitants.

History

Early history

In 1381, the name Bratunac is mentioned for the first time because of the direct road through Bratunac from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Serbia. At the time, Bratunac was composed of five houses and a population of roughly 30 people. In 1927, Bratunac became a municipality for the first time.

Settlements

Aside from the town of Bratunac, the municipality consists of the following settlements:

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1961	23,149	—
1971	26,513	+1.37%
1981	30,333	+1.36%
1991	33,375	+0.96%
2013	20,340	−2.23%

A Serbian cemetery of the civil victims of the war.

According to Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer, in 1948 Bratunac had a population of 5,033.

Ethnic groups

According to the 2013 census, the municipality of Bratunac has Serbs majority with 12,350 inhabitants (60.72%), followed by 7,803 Bosniaks (38.36%) and 33 Croats (0.16%). The ethnic composition of the municipality:

Ethnic group	Population 1971	Population 1991	Population 2013^[2]
Serbs	12,820	11,479	12,350
Bosniaks	13,428	21,564	7,803
Croats	50	41	33
Yugoslavs	15	223	-
Others	200	291	154
Total	26,513	33,375	20,340

Data by settlements

Ethnic structure of population of Bratunac municipality, by settlements, 2013 census
Settlement	total	Bosniaks	Croats	Serbs	others
Biljača	306	301	0	5	0
Bjelovac	207	2	0	205	0
Bratunac	7,827	730	27	6,997	73
Dubravice	270	0	0	270	0
Glogova	920	914	0	6	0
Hranča	368	259	0	99	0
Hrnčići	780	0	0	0	0
Ježeštica	345	0	0	345	0
Konjevići	735	735	0	0	0
Krasanovići	287	156	0	130	1
Kravica	567	0	0	0	0
Magašići	527	236	2	289	0
Mihaljevići	233	231	0	2	0
Opravdići	275	23	0	252	0
Pobuđe	1,286	1,286	0	0	0
Polom	217	0	0	216	1
Rakovac	433	36	0	388	9
Repovac	352	13	3	336	0
Slapašnica	304	37	0	266	1
Suha	396	202	1	193	0
Urkovići	504	504	0	0	0
Voljavica	419	417	0	2	0
Zagoni	316	18	0	298	0
Žlijebac	272	0	0	272	0

References

↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-21. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
↑ "POPIS STANOVNIŠTVA, DOMAĆINSTAVA I STANOVA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI, 2013. REZULTATI POPISA" (PDF). popis2013.ba (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 December 2016.

External links

Official site

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[1] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-21. Retrieved 2006-12-21.

[2] "POPIS STANOVNIŠTVA, DOMAĆINSTAVA I STANOVA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI, 2013. REZULTATI POPISA" (PDF). popis2013.ba (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 December 2016.