Municipality of Bitola Општина Битола | |
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Urban municipality | |
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| Coordinates:41°2′N21°20′E / 41.033°N 21.333°E /41.033; 21.333 | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Pelagonia |
| Municipal seat | Bitola |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Toni Konjanovski (VMRO-DPMNE)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 787.95 km2 (304.23 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 85,164 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Area code | 047 |
| car plates | BT |
| Website | http://www.bitola.gov.mk |
Bitola (Macedonian:Битола[ˈbitɔɫa]ⓘ) is a municipality in the southern part ofNorth Macedonia.Bitola is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is located. The municipality is located in thePelagonia Statistical Region.
The municipality of Bitola borders theDemir Hisar Municipality to the north, theMogila Municipality to the northeast, theResen Municipality to the west, theNovaci Municipality to the southeast andGreece to the south.
The municipality extends through thePelagonia Valley, reaching the highest points of theBaba Mountain. TheBlack River runs through the municipality.
In 2002 the population of the municipality together with Mogila and Novaci was 105,644.[2]
By the 2003 territorial division of the Republic, the rural Bistrica Municipality and Capari Municipality were annexed to the Bitola Municipality. Without these two municipalities the population of the municipality was 86,176, according to the national census of 1994, and 86,480 at the last census. The population of the defunct Bistrica Municipality in 1994 was 5,779, and according to the last census was 5,042. The population of the former Capari Municipality in 1994 was 1,793, and according to the last census was 1,424.
| 2002 | 2021[3] | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 95,385 | 100 | 85,164 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 84,616 | 88.71 | 69,182 | 81.23 |
| Albanians | 4,164 | 4.37 | 4,018 | 4.72 |
| Roma | 2,613 | 2.74 | 2,890 | 3.39 |
| Vlachs | 1,270 | 1.33 | 1,205 | 1.41 |
| Turks | 1,610 | 1.69 | 1,174 | 1.38 |
| Serbs | 541 | 0.57 | 359 | 0.42 |
| Bosniaks | 21 | 0.02 | 49 | 0.05 |
| Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 550 | 0.57 | 782 | 0.94 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 5,505 | 6.46 | ||
The number of inhabited places in the municipality is 66. There is one city and 65 villages.
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