Probištip Municipality Explained

Probištip Municipality
Native Name:Општина Пробиштип
Native Name Lang:mk
Settlement Type:Urban municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Eastern
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Seat Type:Municipal seat
Seat:Probištip
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Dragan Anastasov (SDSM)
Area Total Km2:325.57
Population Total:16 193
Population Density Km2:49.74
Area Code:032
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Postal Code:2210
Website:http://www.probistip.gov.mk
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1

Probištip Municipality (Macedonian: Општина Пробиштип in Macedonian pronounced as /ˈprɔbiʃtip/) is an urban municipality in eastern North Macedonia. Probištip is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is located. This municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.

Geography

The municipality borders Kratovo Municipality to the north, Kočani and Češinovo-Obleševo municipalities to the east, Sveti Nikole Municipality to the west and Štip and Karbinci municipalities to the south.

The municipality spreads over the middle and lower part of the course of the Zletovska River.

Demographics

Following the 2003 territorial division of North Macedonia, the rural Zletovo Municipality was annexed to the Probištip Municipality. The former had 3,428 residents, while the latter had 12,963 inhabitants. The combined municipality, thus, had 16,193 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the municipality include the following:

Economy

Mining

The main economic contributer in the municipality is the lead and zinc mines of “Zletovo”, now called “Indo Minerals and Metals”, which have been in continuous exploitation since 1970. They have been bought by "Bulmak", a large Bulgarian mining company that has modernized the mines, which have been operating at full capacity.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.gov.mk/pdf/kniga_13.pdf 2002 census results