Balatun

Balatun is a small village located north of the city of Bijeljina in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Demographics)

According to the 2013 census, its population was 1,286.

Ethnicity	Number	Percentage
Serbs	1.277	99.30%
Croats	7	0.54%
other/undeclared	2	0.16%
Total	1.286	100%

History

On 24 and 25 September 1992, 22 Bosniaks including seven children were removed from their homes in the village of Bukreš and taken to Balatun where they were killed and thrown into the Drina river.

Notable people

Balatun is the birthplace of Slobodan Pejić, a Bosnian painter and sculptor.