| Probištip Municipality Општина Пробиштип |
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| — Urban municipality — | |
| Country | Macedonia |
| region | Eastern Statistical Region |
| Municipal seat | Probištip |
| Government | |
| • mayor | Toni Tonevski |
| Area | |
| • Total | 325.57 km2 (125.7 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 16 193 |
| • Density | 49.74/km2 (128.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| Area code(s) | 032 |
| car plates | ŠT |
| Website | http://www.Probistip.gov.mk |
Probištip (Macedonian: Пробиштип) is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Probištip is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.
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The municipality borders Kratovo Municipality to the north, Kočani and Češinovo-Obleševo municipalities to the east, Sveti Nikole Municipality to the west, Štip and Karbinci municipalities to the south.
The municipality spreads over the middle and lower part of the line of Zletovska River.
By the 2003 territorial division of Macedonia, the rural Zletovo Municipality was attached to Probištip Municipality. The present municipality has 16,193 inhabitants. The municipality of Probištip had 12,963 inhabitants in 1994 and 12,765 at the census of 2002.[1]Zletovo Municipality had 3,687 inhabitants in 1994 and 3,428 in 2002. Ethnic groups in the municipality:
| Inhabited places in Probištip Municipality | ||
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| villages: Buneš | Bučište | Gajranci | Gorni Stubol | Gorno Barbarevo | Grizilevci | Gujnovci | Dobrevo | Dolni Stubol | Dolno Barbarevo | Dreveno | Drenok | Zarepinci | Zelengrad | Zletovo | Jamište | Kalnište | Kukovo | Kundino | Lezovo | Lesnovo | Marčino | Neokazi | Pestršino | Petrišino | Pišica | Plešanci | Puzdreci | Ratavica | Strisovci | Tursko Rudari | Strmoš | Tripatanci | Troolo | Štalkovica |
Towns: Probištip |
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The main economic objects in the municipality are the lead and zinc mines “Zletovo”, now called “Indo Minerals and Metals” which were in continual exploitation from 1970.
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