Demir Hisar Municipality

Demir Hisar municipality Општина Демир Хисар
—  Municipality  —
region
Municipal seat	Demir Hisar
Population
- Total	9,497
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
Area code(s)	47
car plates	BT

Demir Hisar (Macedonian: Демир Хисар) is a municipality in south-western Republic of Macedonia. Demir Hisar, which means "iron fortress" in Turkish, is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Demir Hisar municipality is part of Pelagonia statistical region.

Geography

The municipality borders Drugovo municipality in the north, Kruševo municipality and Mogila municipality in the east, Bitola municipality in the south, and Resen municipality, Ohrid municipality, and Debarca municipality in the west.

The following villages are included in the municipality of Demir Hisar: Babino, Barakovo, Bazernik, Belce, Boiste, Brezevo, Cerevo, Dolenci, Edinakovci, Golemo Ilino, Graiste, Kociste, Kutretino, Malo Ilino, Mrenoga, Murgasevo, Novo Selo, Obednik, Pribilci, Radovo, Rakitnica, Rastojca, Sladuevo, Slepce, Sloestica, Smilevo, Sopotnica, Strugovo, Suvodol, Suvo Grlo, Sveta, Utovo, Vardino, Virovo, Velmevci, Zagorice, Zasle, Zeleznec, Zurce, Zvan

Demographics

According to the last National census from 2002 this municipality has 9,497 inhabitants. ^[1]

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

• Macedonians = 9,179
• Albanians = 318
• others.

Notes

1. ^[2] Macedonian census data of 2002

See also

• Demir Hisar
• Republic of Macedonia
• Municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia

External links

• Demir Hisar municipality on a Macedonian general information Site

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Coordinates: 41°12′N 21°11′E / 41.20°N 21.18°E / 41.20; 21.18