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Demir Hisar Municipality 
Summary
Demir Hisar (Macedonian: Демир Хисар [dɛˈmir‿xisar] ⓘ) is a municipality in the southwestern part of North 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 the Pelagonia Statistical Region.
Municipality of Demir Hisar
Општина Демир Хисар | |
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Municipality | |
 Flag | |
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Pelagonia |
| Municipal seat | Demir Hisar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nikola Najdovski (VMRO-DPMNE)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 480.13 km2 (185.38 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7,260 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Area code | 47 |
| car plates | DH |
Geography edit
The municipality borders Kičevo Municipality to the north, Kruševo Municipality and Mogila Municipality to the east, Bitola Municipality to the south, and Resen Municipality, Ohrid Municipality, and Debarca Municipality to the west.
Demographics edit
According to the last national census from 2021 this municipality has 7,260 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 9,497 | 100 | 7,260 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 9,179 | 96.7 | 6,708 | 92.4 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | n/a | n/a | 269 | 3.71 |
| Albanians | 232 | 2.4 | 218 | 3.0 |
| Turks | 35 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.06 |
| others | 51 | 0.5 | 61 | 0.84 |
References edit
- ^ Local Elections 2021 – Mayor of Demir Hisar. State Election Commission.
External links edit
- Official website
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