Bitola Municipality Explained

Municipality of Bitola
Native Name:Општина Битола
Native Name Lang:mk
Settlement Type:Urban municipality
Flag Size:150px
Image Blank Emblem:Coat of arms of Bitola Municipality.svg
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Coordinates:41.0333°N 41°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Pelagonia
Seat Type:Municipal seat
Seat:Bitola
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Toni Konjanovski (VMRO-DPMNE)[1]
Area Total Km2:787.95
Population Total:85,164
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code:7000
Area Code:047
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Website:http://www.bitola.gov.mk
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1

Bitola (Macedonian: Битола in Macedonian pronounced as /ˈbitɔɫa/) is a municipality in the southern part of North Macedonia. Bitola is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is located. The municipality is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region.

Geography

The municipality of Bitola borders the Demir Hisar Municipality to the north, the Mogila Municipality to the northeast, the Resen Municipality to the west, the Novaci Municipality to the southeast and Greece to the south.

The municipality extends through the Pelagonia Valley, reaching the highest points of the Baba Mountain. The Black River runs through the municipality.

Demographics

The population of the municipality in 2002 was 105,644.[2]

By the 2003 territorial division of the Republic, the rural Bistrica Municipality and Capari Municipality were annexed to the Bitola Municipality. Without these two municipalities the population of the municipality was 86,176, according to the national census of 1994, and 86,480 at the last census. The population of the defunct Bistrica Municipality in 1994 was 5,779, and according to the last census was 5,042. The population of the former Capari Municipality in 1994 was 1,793, and according to the last census was 1,424.

20022021
Number%Number%
TOTAL105,64410085,164100
Macedonians94,53889,4969,18281.23
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sourcesn/an/a5,5056.46
Albanians4,2193.994,0184.72
Roma2,6192.482,8903.39
Turks1,8661.771,1741.38
Vlachs1,2711.21,2051.41
Serbs5500.523590.42
others5810.558310.98

Inhabited places

The number of inhabited places in the municipality is 66. There is one city and 65 villages.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://rezultati2021lokalni2krug.sec.mk/mk/mayr/r/3 Local Elections 2021 – Mayor of Bitola
  2. Web site: PDF. http://makstat.stat.gov.mk/popis2011/ReklamenMaterijal/Bilten%2001%20so%20ind.pdf. https://web.archive.org/web/20111005085531/http://makstat.stat.gov.mk/popis2011/ReklamenMaterijal/Bilten%2001%20so%20ind.pdf. 2011-10-05. mk:Пописот на населението, домаќинствата и становите, 2011 година. Census of the Population, Households and Dwellings in 2011. mk. Macedonian State Statistical Office. 2011.