| Runica | |
| Native Name: | Руница Runicë |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | North Macedonia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within North Macedonia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Southeastern |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lipkovo |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 69 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 42.2142°N 21.6107°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Website: | . |
| Blank Name: | Car plates |
| Blank Info: | KU |
Runica (Macedonian: Руница;) is a village in the Lipkovo municipality, in North Macedonia. In the Middle Ages, there was a village called Rućinci (Serbian: Рућинци), which was one of the villages granted (metochion) by sevastokrator Dejan (fl. 1346-1366) to the Arhiljevica.
Descendants of the Krasniqi fis were recorded in the villages of Gošince, Slupčane, Alaševce and Runica in 1965.[1]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 69 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]