Bitola ( ) is a municipality in the southern part of

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Bitola Bitola (; ) is a city in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba, Nidže, and Kajmakčalan mountain ranges, north of the Medžitlija-Níki border crossing ...

'' is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is located. The municipality is located in the

Pelagonia Statistical Region The Pelagonia Statistical Region () is one of eight statistical regions of North Macedonia. It is located in southwestern part of the country along the Pelagonia, eponymous plain, bordering Greece to the south and Albania to the west. Internally, i ...

Geography

The municipality of Bitola borders the Demir Hisar Municipality to the north, the Mogila Municipality to the northeast, the

Resen Municipality Resen ( ) is a municipality in southwestern Republic of North Macedonia. ''Resen, North Macedonia, Resen'' is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Resen Municipality is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region. Geograp ...

to the west, the Novaci Municipality to the southeast and

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to the south. The municipality extends through the

Pelagonia Pelagonia (; ) is a geographical region of Macedonia named after the ancient kingdom. Ancient Pelagonia roughly corresponded to the present-day municipalities of Bitola, Prilep, Mogila, Novaci, Kruševo, and Krivogaštani in North Macedo ...

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. 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.

Inhabited places

The number of inhabited places in the municipality is 66. There is one city and 65 villages.

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Pelagonia Statistical Region Municipalities of North Macedonia