Probištip Municipality ( mk, Општина Пробиштип ) is an urban municipality in eastern

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Probištip Probištip ( mk, Пробиштип ) is a town in North Macedonia, and seat of Probištip Municipality. The town has a population of 10,826. Features Probištip is located in the southwest corner of the Osogovo Mountains, in northeastern North ...

'' is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the

Eastern Statistical Region The Eastern Statistical Region ( mk, Источен Регион) is one of eight statistical regions of North Macedonia. Eastern, located in the eastern part of the country, borders Bulgaria. Internally, it borders the Vardar, Skopje, Northeaste ...

Geography

The municipality borders

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to the west,

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and Karbinci municipalities to the south. The municipality spreads over the middle and lower part of the line of the Zletovska River.

Demographics

Following the 2003 territorial division of

, the rural Zletovo Municipality was attached to Probištip Municipality. The former had 3,428 residents while the latter had 12,963 inhabitants. The combined municipality, thus, had 16,193 inhabitants.2002 census results
in English and Macedonian (PDF) Ethnic groups in the municipality include the following: *Macedonians = 15,977 (98.7%) *others = 216 (1.3%)

Inhabited places

Economy

Mining

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. They have been bought by a Bulmak, a large Bulgarian mining company that has modernized the mines,, which are working in full capacity.

References

External links

Official website
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