Plasnica Municipality
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Municipality of North Macedonia
Municipality in Southwestern, North Macedonia
Plasnica Municipality
Општина Пласница Plasniça Belediyesi | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Location of Plasnica Municipality | |
| Country | North Macedonia |
| Region | Southwestern |
| Municipal seat | Plasnica |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ismail Jahoski (DUI) |
| Area | |
• Total | 54.44 km2 (21.02 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,222 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Official language(s) | Macedonian, Turkish |
Plasnica (Macedonian: Пласница i , Turkish: Plasniça) is a municipality in western North Macedonia. Plasnica is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Plasnica Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region. It is particularly noteworthy in having a mostly ethnic Turkish population.
Geography
[edit ]The municipality borders Makedonski Brod Municipality to the northeast, Kruševo Municipality to the southeast, Kičevo Municipality to the southwest, west and northwest.
Demographics
[edit ]According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 4,222 inhabitants.[1]
2002
2021
Number
%
Number
%
TOTAL
4,545
100
4,222
100
Turks
4,446
97.82
4,101
97.13
Albanians
20
0.44
13
0.31
Macedonians
34
0.75
9
0.22
Bosniaks
1
0.02
Other / Undeclared / Unknown
45
0.99
1
0.02
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources
97
2.3
References
[edit ]- ^ "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
