Prilep Municipality Explained

Municipality of Prilep
Native Name:Општина Прилеп
Native Name Lang:mk
Settlement Type:Urban municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Pelagonia
Flag Size:100px
Seat Type:Municipal seat
Seat:Prilep
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Borče Jovčeski VMRO-DPMNE
Area Total Km2:1194.44
Population Total:69,025
Population Density Km2:64.27
Area Code:048
Blank Name Sec1:car plates
Blank Info Sec1:PP
Postal Code:2 7500
Website:http://www.Prilep.gov.mk
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1

Prilep (Macedonian: Прилеп in Macedonian pronounced as /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. According to the last national Macedonian census from 2021 the majority in the municipality is represented by the ethnic Macedonians.

20022021
Number%Number%
TOTAL76,76810069,025100
Macedonians70,87892.358,34984,53
Roma4,4335.773,9665.75
Turks9171.191,0601.54
Albanians220.031270.18
Bosniak860.111170.17
Serb1720.221130.16
Vlach170.02300.04
others2430.323040.44
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sourcesn/an/a4,9597.18

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.

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