Bratunac Братунац |
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Location of Bratunac within Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Coordinates: 44°11′N 19°20′E / 44.183°N 19.333°ECoordinates: 44°11′N 19°20′E / 44.183°N 19.333°E | ||
Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Entity | Republika Srpska | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Ivana Babić (SDS) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 293.49 km2 (113.32 sq mi) | |
Population (2013 census) | ||
• Total | 22,473 | |
• Density | 73.7/km2 (191/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Area code(s) | 56 | |
Website | www |
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 entity Republika Srpska.
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.
According to Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer, in 1948 Bratunac had a population of 5,033.
The ethnic composition of the municipality: