Prilep Municipality

Municipality of Prilep
Општина Прилеп
Urban municipality
Flag of Municipality of Prilep
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Coat of arms of Municipality of Prilep
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Location of Municipality of Prilep
Country North Macedonia
Region Pelagonia
Municipal seatPrilep
Government
 • MayorBorče Jovčeski VMRO-DPMNE
Area
 • Total
1,194.44 km2 (461.18 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
69,025
 • Density64.27/km2 (166.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Area code048
car platesPP
Websitehttp://www.Prilep.gov.mk

Prilep (Macedonian: Прилеп [ˈpriːlɛp] ⓘ) is a municipality in the south of North Macedonia. Prilep is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. It is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region.

Geography

The municipality borders Čaška and Dolneni municipalities to the north, Kavadarci Municipality to the east, Krivogaštani, Mogila and Novaci municipalities to the west, and Greece to the south.

The municipality spreads over the northeastern part of the Pelagonia valley, it takes contains much of the Mariovo region.

Demographics

The population of the municipality is 69,025.[1] According to the 2021 North Macedonia census the majority in the municipality is represented by the ethnics Macedonians.

2002 2021
Number % Number %
TOTAL 76,768 100 69,025 100
Macedonians 70,878 92.33 58,349 84,53
Roma 4,433 5.77 3,966 5.75
Turks 917 1.19 1,060 1.54
Albanians 22 0.03 127 0.18
Bosniaks 86 0.11 117 0.17
Serbs 172 0.22 113 0.16
Vlachs 17 0.02 30 0.04
Other / Undeclared / Unknown 243 0.33 304 0.45
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 4,959 7.18

Inhabited places

The number of the inhabited places in the municipality is 59. There are one city and 58 villages. Many villages have small populations or are even abandoned.

References

  1. ^ "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.

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