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Vinica Municipality, Macedonia

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Country
  
Macedonia

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
432.7 km²

Municipal seat
  
Vinica, Macedonia

car plates
  
ST/VI

Area code
  
033

Vinica Municipality, Macedonia

Region
  
Eastern Statistical Region

Vinica (Macedonian: Виница [ˈvinitsa]) is a municipality in eastern part of Republic of Macedonia. Vinica is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Vinica Municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.

Contents

Map of Municipality of Vinica, Macedonia (FYROM)

Geography

The municipality borders Kočani Municipality and Makedonska Kamenica Municipality to the north, Delčevo Municipality to the east, Radoviš Municipality and Berovo Municipality to the south, and Zrnovci Municipality to the west.

History

By the 2003 territorial division of Macedonia, the rural Blatec Municipality was attached to Vinica Municipality.

Demographics

According to the 2002 Macedonian census, Vinica Municipality has 19,938 residents. Ethnic groups in the municipality:

  • Macedonians = 18,261 (91.6%)
  • Roma = 1,230 (6.2%)
  • others.
  • Inhabited places

    The number of the inhabited places in the municipality is 16.

    References

    Vinica Municipality, Macedonia Wikipedia