Čaška Municipality
Čaška (Macedonian: Чашка) is a municipality in central Republic of Macedonia. Čaška is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region.
Geography
The municipality borders Studeničani Municipality and Zelenikovo Municipality to the north, Veles Municipality, Rosoman Municipality and Gradsko Municipality to the east, Makedonski Brod Municipality and Dolneni Municipality to the west, and Kavadarci Municipality and Prilep Municipality to the south.
History
By the 2003 territorial division of the Republic, the rural Bogomila Municipality and Izvor Municipality were attached to Čaška Municipality.
Tourism
There has been an increase in tourism in the municipality recently. In 2008, there were 25% more tourists than the year before. Besides domestic tourists, there were also guests from Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.[1]
Demographics
According to the 2002 Macedonian census, Čaška Municipality has 7,673 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the municipality:
- Macedonians = 4,395 (57.3%)
- Albanians = 2,703 (35.2%)
- Turks = 391 (5.1%)
- others.
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Demographics of Čaška Municipality |
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| Census year |
Population |
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Territorial
Division 2003 |
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| 1994 |
2,876 |
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|
|
|
7,441 |
| 2002 |
5,140 |
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| Demographics of the former Bogomila municipality |
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| Census year |
Population |
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| 1994 |
1,336 |
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| 2002 |
1,252 |
| Demographics of the former Izvor municipality |
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| Census year |
Population |
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| 1994 |
1,157 |
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| 2002 |
1,049 |
Inhabited places
References
- ^ Dnevnik newspaper
- ^ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
External links