Plasnica Municipality Explained

Plasnica Municipality
Native Name:Општина Пласница
Other Name:Plasniça Belediyesi
Native Name Lang:mk
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Southwestern
Blank Name Sec1:Official language(s)
Blank Info Sec1:Macedonian, Turkish
Seat Type:Municipal seat
Seat:Plasnica
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Ismail Jahoski (DUI)
Area Total Km2:54.44
Population Total:4,222
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1

Plasnica (mk|{{Audio|Mk-Plasnica.ogg|Пласница, tr|Plasniça) is a municipality in western North Macedonia. Plasnica is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Plasnica Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region. It is particularly noteworthy in having a mostly ethnic Turkish population.

Geography

The municipality borders Makedonski Brod Municipality to the northeast, Kruševo Municipality to the southeast, Kičevo Municipality to the southwest, west and northwest.

Demographics

According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 4,222 inhabitants.[1]

20022021
Number%Number%
TOTAL4,5451004,222100
Turks4,44697.824,10197.13
Albanians200.44130.31
Macedonians340.7590.22
Bosniaks10.02
Other / Undeclared / Unknown450.9910.02
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources972.3

External links

41.47°N 21.23°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци . stat.gov.mk . 22 July 2022.