Prilep ( ) is a municipality in the south of

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Prilep Prilep ( ) is the List of cities in North Macedonia, fourth-largest city in North Macedonia. According to 2021 census, it had a population of 63,308. Name The name of Prilep appeared first as ''Πρίλαπος'' in Greek (''Prilapos'') in 1 ...

'' is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. It 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 borders Čaška and Dolneni municipalities to the north,

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to the east, Krivogaštani, Mogila and Novaci municipalities to the west, and

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to the south. The municipality spreads over the northeastern part of 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, it takes contains much of the Mariovo region.

Demographics

The population of the municipality is 69,025. According to the 2021 North Macedonia census the majority in the municipality is represented by the ethnics Macedonians.

Inhabited places

The number of the inhabited places in the municipality is 59. There are one city and 58 villages. Many villages have small populations or are even abandoned.

References

External links

Official website
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