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Resen Municipality

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Country
  
Macedonia

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Resen Municipality

Region
  
Pelagonia Statistical Region

Municipal seat
  
Resen, Republic of Macedonia

Website
  
http://www.resen.gov.mk/

Resen (Macedonian: Ресен [ˈrɛːsɛn]) is a municipality in southwestern Republic of Macedonia. Resen is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Resen Municipality is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region.

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Map of Municipality of Resen, Macedonia (FYROM)

Geography

The municipality borders Ohrid Municipality to the west, Demir Hisar Municipality to the northeast, Bitola Municipality to the east, and Greece and Albania to the south.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002, Resen Municipality has 16,825 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

  • Macedonians = 12,798 (76.1%)
  • Turks = 1,797 (10.7%)
  • Albanians = 1,536 (9.1%)
  • Roma = 184 (1.1%)
  • others.

    • Mother tongues in the municipality include:

  • Macedonian = 12,943 (76.9%)
  • Albanian = 1,885 (11.2%)
  • Turkish = 1,766 (10.5%)
  • Roma = 113 (0.7%)
  • others.

    • Religions in the municipality include:

  • Orthodox = 12,599 (74.9%)
  • Muslim = 3,927 (23.3%)
  • others.

    • References

    Resen Municipality Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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