Bitola Municipality

{{Short description|Municipality of North Macedonia}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Municipality of Bitola | native_name = Општина Битола | native_name_lang = mk | settlement_type = Urban municipality | image_flag = Flag of Bitola Municipality.svg | flag_size = 150px | image_blank_emblem = Coat of arms of Bitola Municipality.svg | blank_emblem_type = Coat of arms | image_map = Map of Bitola Municipality.svg | coordinates = {{coord|41|2|N|21|20|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{NMK}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = 15px Pelagonia | seat_type = Municipal seat | seat = Bitola | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Toni Konjanovski (VMRO-DPMNE)<ref>[https://rezultati-prv.sec.mk/en/mayr/r/5 Local Elections 2025 – Mayor of Bitola] State Election Commission.</ref> | area_total_km2 = 787.95 | population_total = 85,164 | population_density_km2 = auto | postal_code = 7000 | area_code = 047 | blank_name_sec1 = Vehicle registration | blank_info_sec1 = BT | website = http://www.bitola.gov.mk | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 }}

'''Bitola''' ({{langx|mk|Битола}} {{IPA|mk|ˈbitɔɫa||Mk-Bitola.ogg}}) is a municipality in the southern part of North Macedonia. ''Bitola'' is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is located. The municipality is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region.

==Geography== The municipality of Bitola borders the Demir Hisar Municipality to the north, the Mogila Municipality to the northeast, the Resen Municipality to the west, the Novaci Municipality to the southeast and Greece to the south.

The municipality extends through the Pelagonia Valley, reaching the highest points of the Baba Mountain. The Black River runs through the municipality.

==Demographics==

In 2002 the population of the municipality together with Mogila and Novaci was 105,644.<ref>{{cite web|format=PDF|url=http://makstat.stat.gov.mk/popis2011/ReklamenMaterijal/Bilten%2001%20so%20ind.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005085531/http://makstat.stat.gov.mk/popis2011/ReklamenMaterijal/Bilten%2001%20so%20ind.pdf|archivedate=2011-10-05|script-title=mk:Пописот на населението, домаќинствата и становите, 2011 година|trans-title=Census of the Population, Households and Dwellings in 2011|language=mk|work=Macedonian State Statistical Office|date=2011}}</ref>

By the 2003 territorial division of the Republic, the rural Bistrica Municipality and Capari Municipality were annexed to the 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.

{| class="wikitable" | | colspan="2" align="center"|2002 | colspan="2" align="center"|2021<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stat.gov.mk/pdf/2022/2.1.22.10-mk-en.pdf |title=Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци |website=stat.gov.mk |access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref> |- | |align="center"|Number |align="center"|% |align="center"|Number |align="center"|% |- |'''TOTAL''' |align="center"|'''95,385''' |align="center"|'''100''' |align="center"|'''85,164''' |align="center"|'''100''' |- |Macedonians |align="center"|84,616 |align="center"|88.71 |align="center"|69,182 |align="center"|81.23 |- |Albanians |align="center"|4,164 |align="center"|4.37 |align="center"|4,018 |align="center"|4.72 |- |Roma |align="center"|2,613 |align="center"|2.74 |align="center"|2,890 |align="center"|3.39 |- |Vlachs |align="center"|1,270 |align="center"|1.33 |align="center"|1,205 |align="center"|1.41 |- |Turks |align="center"|1,610 |align="center"|1.69 |align="center"|1,174 |align="center"|1.38 |- |Serbs |align="center"|541 |align="center"|0.57 |align="center"|359 |align="center"|0.42 |- |Bosniaks |align="center"|21 |align="center"|0.02 |align="center"|49 |align="center"|0.05 |- |Other / Undeclared / Unknown |align="center"|550 |align="center"|0.57 |align="center"|782 |align="center"|0.94 |- |Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources |align="center"| |align="center"| |align="center"|5,505 |align="center"|6.46 |- |}

==Inhabited places== The number of inhabited places in the municipality is 69. There is one city and 68 villages. {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Inhabited Places || Total || Macedonians || Albanians || Turks || Roma || Vlachs || Serbs || Bosnians || Others |- | '''Bitola Municipality''' || '''85,164''' || '''69,182''' || '''4,018''' || '''1,174''' || '''2,890''' || '''1,205''' || '''359''' || '''49''' || '''6,287''' |- | Bitola || 69287 || 55995 || 2441 || 1115 || 2862 || 1003 || 321 || 47 || 4774 |- | Barešani || 146 || 115 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 30 |- | Bistrica || 734 || 660 || 43 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 6 || 1 || 20 |- | Bratin Dol || 168 || 120 || 34 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 4 || 4 |- | Brusnik || 190 || 179 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 9 |- | Bukovo || 1125 || 1023 || 18 || 22 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 3 || 54 |- | Velušina || 165 || 37 || 109 || 0 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 11 |- | Gabalavci || 69 || 60 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 9 |- | Gopesh || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | Gorno Egri || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | Gorno Orizari || 2521 || 2442 || 1 || 2 || 4 || 11 || 8 || 0 || 49 |- | Graeshnica || 202 || 7 || 190 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 |- | Dihovo || 213 || 192 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 17 |- | Dolenci || 236 || 30 || 200 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 4 |- | Dolno Egri || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | Dolno Orizari || 1734 || 1590 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 2 || 9 || 127 |- | Dragarino || 84 || 77 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7 |- | Dragožani || 117 || 112 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | Dragosh || 10 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | Drevenik || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 |- | Gjavato || 35 || 34 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | Žabeni || 144 || 14 || 120 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 |- | Zlokukjani || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | Kažani || 31 || 21 || 8 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | Kanino || 104 || 89 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 15 |- | Karamani || 290 || 283 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 4 |- | Kišava || 185 || 0 || 169 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 16 |- | Kravari || 819 || 778 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 31 |- | Kremenica || 100 || 78 || 3 || 9 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 4 |- | Krklino || 564 || 549 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 8 |- | Krstoar || 239 || 200 || 21 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 11 |- | Kukurečani || 784 || 730 || 5 || 0 || 15 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 33 |- | Lavci || 291 || 273 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 15 |- | Lažec || 228 || 105 || 117 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 |- | Lera || 110 || 16 || 94 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | Lisolaj || 163 || 153 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 |- | Logovardi || 577 || 541 || 1 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 25 |- | Lopatica || 212 || 211 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | Magarevo || 81 || 60 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 16 || 0 || 2 || 3 |- | Malovishte || 50 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 44 || 0 || 0 || 4 |- | Metimir || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | Medžitlija || 156 || 0 || 154 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | Nižepole || 125 || 21 || 12 || 4 || 0 || 77 || 0 || 5 || 6 |- | Novo Zmirnovo || 23 || 23 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | Oblakovo || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | Oleveni || 146 || 133 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 5 |- | Optičari || 242 || 233 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 9 |- | Orehovo || 9 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | Ostrec || 161 || 0 || 154 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7 |- | Poeševo || 196 || 190 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 |- | Porodin || 139 || 110 || 17 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 11 |- | Ramna || 22 || 12 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 |- | Rashtani || 550 || 530 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 12 |- | Rotino || 93 || 91 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | Svinište || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | Sekirani || 74 || 72 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | Snegovo || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | Sredno Egri || 219 || 209 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 9 |- | Srpci || 45 || 39 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 |- | Staro Zmirnovo || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | Streževo || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | Trn || 87 || 79 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 |- | Trnovo || 263 || 130 || 69 || 2 || 0 || 34 || 0 || 1 || 27 |- | Capari || 307 || 284 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 21 |- | Crnobuki || 264 || 218 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 46 |- | Crnovec || 31 || 14 || 12 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://bitola.gov.mk/ Official website]

Category:Bitola Municipality Category:Pelagonia Statistical Region Category:Municipalities of North Macedonia