Country Macedonia Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 325.6 km² | Municipal seat Probištip car plates PS Area code 032 | |
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Region Eastern Statistical Region Website | ||
Probištip Municipality (Macedonian: Општина Пробиштип [ˈprɔbiʃtip]) is an urban municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Probištip is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.
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Map of Probishtip, Macedonia (FYROM)
Geography
The municipality borders Kratovo Municipality to the north, Kočani and Češinovo-Obleševo municipalities to the east, Sveti Nikole Municipality to the west, Štip and Karbinci municipalities to the south.
The municipality spreads over the middle and lower part of the line of Zletovska River.
Demographics
Following the 2003 territorial division of Macedonia, the rural Zletovo Municipality was attached to Probištip Municipality. The former had 3,428 residents while the latter had 12,963 inhabitants. The combined municipality, thus, had 16,193 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality include the following:
Mining
The main economic objects in the municipality are the lead and zinc mines “Zletovo”, now called “Indo Minerals and Metals” which were in continual exploitation from 1970.