Botun

Botun () is a village in the municipality of Debarca, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Belčišta.
Name.
Bulgarian academic Georgiev derives the toponym Botun from the Romanian term "buti" (meaning spill or a current) and notes that in the "Dicţionarul limbii romane" (Romanian Dictionary) the term "buti" is marked as a loan from Bulgarian. Another Bulgarian academic derives the toponym Botun from the Romanian word "boti" (meaning wooden bucket or bucket). Botun lies on Sateska river, which forms a ravine and according to Pianka Włodzimierz the first explanation looks plausible. Pianka Włodzimierz however states that a more acceptable etymology of the village name is given by M. Moskov where Botun is derived from the Macedonian "Botunja" meaning fertile soil. In a similar way Włodzimierz notes that in the speech of Albanians from the nearby area of Debar the term "botë" exists referring to a kind of darken/ash coloured earth or land.
Demographics.
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 227 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include: