Bratunac
| Bratunac Братунац |
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| Coordinates: 44°11′N 19°20′E / 44.183°N 19.333°E | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Ivana Babić (SDS) [1] |
| Population (1991) | |
| - Total | 33,375 |
| - Municipality | ? |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code(s) | 56 |
| Website | www.bratunacopstina.com |
Bratunac (Cyrillic: Братунац) is a town and municipality located in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The easternmost point of Bosnia and Herzegovina is located in the municipality of Bratunac which lies in the Republika Srpska entity of BiH.
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[edit] Population
[edit] 1971
26.513 total
- Muslims - 13.428 (50,64%)
- Serbs - 12.820 (48,35%)
- Croats - 50 (0,18%)
- Yugoslavs - 15 (0,05%)
- others - 200 (0,78%)
[edit] 1991
In the census of 1991, there were 33,375 inhabitants of Bratunac municipality of which:
- 21,564 were Muslims by nationality (64.2%)
- 11,479 Serbs (34.2%) (See: Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- 41 Croats (0.1%) (See: Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- 491 others (1.5%)
[edit] 2002
- 1. Native population (Serbs) 9.658 (49,4%)
- 2. Internally displaced persons (Serbs) 1.200 (6,1%)
- 3. Displaced persons (Serbs) 5.664 (29,0%)
- 4. Bosniaks (returnees) 2.500 15,5%
[edit] History
[edit] Early history
In 1381, the name Bratunac is mentioned for the first time because of the direct road through Bratunac from Bosnia to Serbia. At the time, Bratunac was composed of five houses and a population of roughly 30 people. In 1927, Bratunac became an independent municipality for the first time.
[edit] 20th Century
In 1948 Bratunac had a population of 5,033. (Source=Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer)
[edit] Settlements
• Abdulići • Banjevići • Biljača • Bjelovac • Blječeva • Boljevići • Brana Bačići • Bratunac • Dubravice • Fakovići • Glogova • Hranča • Hrnčići • Jagodnja • Jaketići • Jelah • Ježeštica • Joševa • Konjevići • Krasanovići • Kravica • Lipenovići • Loznica • Magašići • Mihaljevići • Mlečva • Mratinci • Oćenovići • Opravdići • Pirići • Pobrđe • Pobuđe • Podčauš • Polom • Rakovac • Repovac • Sikirić • Slapašnica • Stanatovići • Suha • Šiljkovići • Tegare • Urkovići • Vitkovići • Voljavica • Vraneševići • Zagoni • Zalužje • Zapolje i Žlijebac.
