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Municipality of Prilep Општина Прилеп
Urban municipality
Flag of Municipality of PrilepFlagCoat of arms of Municipality of PrilepCoat of arms
Location of Municipality of Prilep
Country North Macedonia
RegionPelagonia Statistical Region
Municipal seatPrilep
Government
 • MayorIlija Jovanoski (SDSM)
Area
 • Total1,194.44 km (461.18 sq mi)
Population
 • Total76,768
 • Density64.27/km (166.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Area code048
car platesPP
Websitehttp://www.Prilep.gov.mk

Prilep (Template:Lang-mk [ˈpriːlɛp] ) is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Prilep is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. It is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region.

Geography

The municipality borders Čaška and Dolneni municipalities to the north, Kavadarci Municipality to the east, Krivogaštani, Mogila and Novaci municipalities to the west, and Greece to the south.

The municipality spreads over the northeastern part of the Pelagonia valley, it takes contains much of the Mariovo region.

Demographics

The population of the municipality is 76,768 of whom approximately 70,000 live in the municipality center Prilep, the rest live in the villages of the municipality.

According to the last national Macedonian census from 2002 the majority in the municipality is represented by the ethnic Macedonians, 70,878 (92.3%). Other ethnic groups include: Romani (4,433), Turks (917), Serbs (172), Bosniaks (86), Albanians (22), Vlachs (17), and others (243).

Inhabited places

The number of the inhabited places in the municipality is 59. There is one city and 58 villages. Lots of villages have small populations and some are even abandoned.

References

  1. 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)

External links

Municipalities of North Macedonia
Eastern Map of North Macedonia
Northeastern
Pelagonia
Polog
Skopje
Southeastern
Southwestern
Vardar
City of Skopje
Former
Inhabited places in the Prilep Municipality
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Abandoned Villages:

41°17′16″N 21°40′33″E / 41.2878°N 21.6758°E / 41.2878; 21.6758

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