{{short description|Municipality of North Macedonia}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Municipality of Novaci | native_name = Општина Новаци | native_name_lang = mk | settlement_type = Municipality | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{NMK}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = 15px Pelagonia | blank_emblem_type = | image_flag = Flag of Novaci Municipality.svg | image_map = Map of Novaci Municipality.svg | seat_type = Municipal seat | seat = Novaci | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Stevče Stevanovski (VMRO-DPMNE) | area_total_km2 = 753.53 | population_total = 2,648 | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | blank_name = Vehicle registration | blank_info = BT | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | footnotes = }}
'''Novaci''' ({{langx|mk|{{Audio|Mk-Novaci.ogg|Новаци}}}}) is a municipality in the southern part of North Macedonia. ''Novaci'' is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Novaci Municipality is a part of the Pelagonia Statistical Region. Located in the municipality is North Macedonia's key energy company REK Bitola.
==History== In the 2003 territorial division of North Macedonia, the rural municipalities of Bač and Staravina were merged with Novaci Municipality.
== Demographics == According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 2,648 inhabitants.<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> Ethnic groups in the municipality include: {| class="wikitable" | | colspan="2" align="center"|2002 | colspan="2" align="center"|2021 |- | |align="center"|<small>Number</small> |align="center"|<small>%</small> |align="center"|<small>Number</small> |align="center"|<small>%</small> |- |'''TOTAL''' |align="center"|'''3,549''' |align="center"|'''100''' |align="center"|'''2,648''' |align="center"|'''100''' |- |Macedonians |align="center"|3,490 |align="center"|98.34 |align="center"|2,427 |align="center"|91.65 |- |Albanians |align="center"|21 |align="center"|0.59 |align="center"|46 |align="center"|1.74 |- |Serbs |align="center"|7 |align="center"|0.2 |align="center"|4 |align="center"|0.15 |- |Turks |align="center"|27 |align="center"|0.76 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|0.04 |- |Vlachs |align="center"|1 |align="center"|0.03 |align="center"| |align="center"| |- |Other / Undeclared / Unknown |align="center"|3 |align="center"|0.08 |align="center"|16 |align="center"|0.6 |- |Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources |align="center"| |align="center"| |align="center"|154 |align="center"|5.82 |- |}
==Inhabited places== {{div col|colwidth=18em}} *Armatuš *Bač *Biljanik *Bladovenci *Brnik *Brod *Budimirci *Dalbegovci *Dobromiri *Dobroveni *Dolno Aglarci *Dolno Orehovo *Germijan *Gneotino *Gnileš *Gorno Aglarci *Gradešnica *Grumaži *Gruništa *Iveni *Makovo *Meglenci *Novaci (seat) *Novo Selo *Orle *Paralovo *Petalino *Rapeš *Polog *Ribarci *Skočivir *Slivica *Sovik *Staravina *Suvo Dol *Tepavci *Veleselo *Vranjevci *Zovig *Zoviḱ *Živojno {{div col end}}
==Twin municipalities== * {{flagicon|Albania}} Albania, Pustec Municipality * {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Bulgaria, Borovan * {{flagicon|Croatia}} Croatia, Dugi Rat * {{flagicon|Slovenia}} Slovenia, Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina * {{flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary, Farmos * {{flagicon|Greece}} Greece, Koufalia
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==External links== * [http://www.opstinanovaci.gov.mk/ Official website] * [http://whereismacedonia.org/where-to-go-in-macedonia/towns-in-macedonia/42-novaci-macedonia Novaci Municipality with the Mariovo region ]
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