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Demir Hisar Municipality

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Country
  
Macedonia

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
780.1 km²

Municipal seat
  
car plates
  
BT

Area code
  
47

Demir Hisar Municipality

Demir Hisar (Macedonian: Демир Хисар [dɛˈmir‿xisar]) is a municipality in southwestern part of Republic of Macedonia. Demir Hisar, which means "iron fortress" in Turkish, is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Demir Hisar municipality is part of the Pelagonia Statistical Region.

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Geography

The municipality borders Kičevo Municipality to the north, Kruševo Municipality and Mogila Municipality to the east, Bitola Municipality to the south, and Resen Municipality, Ohrid Municipality, and Debarca Municipality to the west.

The following villages are situated within the municipality of Demir Hisar: Babino, Barakovo, Bazernik, Belce, Boiste, Brezevo, Cerevo, Dolenci, Edinakovci, Golemo Ilino, Graiste, Kociste, Kutretino, Malo Ilino, Mrenoga, Murgasevo, Novo Selo, Obednik, Pribilci, Radovo, Rakitnica, Rastojca, Sladuevo, Slepce, Sloestica, Smilevo, Sopotnica, Strugovo, Suvodol, Suvo Grlo, Sveta, Utovo, Vardino, Virovo, Velmevci, Zagorice, Zasle, Zeleznec, Zurce, and Zvan.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002 this municipality has 9,497 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

  • Macedonians = 9,179 (96.7%)
  • Albanians = 232 (2.4%)
  • Turks = 35 (0,4%)
  • others.
  • References

    Demir Hisar Municipality Wikipedia


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