| Bitola Municipality Општина Битола |
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| Coordinates: | |||
| Region | Pelagonia | ||
| Municipal seat | Bitola | ||
| Government | |||
| • mayor | Vladimir Taleski | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 422.39 km2 (163.1 sq mi) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 105,644 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| Area code(s) | 047 | ||
| car plates | BT | ||
| Website | http://www.bitola.gov.mk | ||
Bitola (Macedonian: Битола) is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Bitola is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. The municipality is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region.
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Bitola Municipality borders Demir Hisar Municipality to the north, Mogila Municipality to the northeast, Resen Municipality to the west, Krivogaštani to the southeast and Greece to the south.
The municipality extends through the Pelagonia valley reaching the highest points of Baba Mountain. The Reka Crna runs through the municipality.
The population of the municipality is 105,644.[1]
According to the last national Macedonian census the majority in the municipality is represented by the Macedonians - 94,538, followed by the Albanians - 4219, Roma - 2619, Turks - 1866, Bosniaks - 21, Serbs - 550, Vlachs - 1271 and 560 citizens are others.
By the 2003 territorial division of the republic, the rural Bistrica Municipality and Capari Municipality were attached to 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.
The number of the inhabited places in the municipality is 66. There is one city and 65 villages.
| Inhabited places in Bitola Municipality | ||
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| Villages: Barešani | Bistrica | Bratin Dol | Brusnik | Bukovo | Velušina | Gabalavci | Gopeš | Gorno Egri | Gorno Orizari | Graešnica | Dihovo | Dolenci | Dolno Egri | Dolno Orizari | Dragarino | Dragožani | Dragoš | Drevenik | Gjavato | Žabeni | Zlokukjani | Kažani | Kanino | Karamani | Kišava | Kravari | Krklino | Kremenica | Krstoar | Kukurečani | Medgitlija | Nižepole | Novo Zmirnovo | Oblakovo | Oleveni | Optičari | Orehovo | Ostrec | Poeševo | Porodin | Ramna | Raštani | Rotino | Svinište | Sekirani | Snegovo | Sredno Egri | Srpci | Staro Zmirnovo | Streževo | Trn | Trnovo | Capari | Crnobuki | Crnovec | Lavci
City: Bitola |
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