Bosilovo ( mk, Општина Босилово, ''Opština Bosilovo'') is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the southeast of

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...

. The village of Bosilovo is the municipal seat. Bosilovo Municipality is one of the ten municipalities that compose the

Southeastern Statistical Region The Southeastern Statistical Region ( mk, Југоисточен Регион) is one of eight statistical regions of North Macedonia. Southeastern, located in the southeastern part of the country, borders Greece and Bulgaria. Internally, it borde ...

Geography

The municipality borders

Vasilevo Municipality Vasilevo ( mk, ) is a municipality in the eastern part of North Macedonia. '' Vasilevo'' is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Vasilevo Municipality is part of the Southeastern Statistical Region The Southeastern St ...

to the northwest, Berovo Municipality to the northeast,

Novo Selo Municipality Novo Selo ( mk, , Turkish ''Yeniköy'', Greek Neochòrion, Νεοχώριον) is a municipality in eastern North Macedonia. '' Novo Selo'' is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. ''Novo Selo'' means "New Village" i ...

to the southeast, and

Strumica Municipality Strumica ( mk, Струмица ) is a municipality located in the eastern part of North Macedonia. ''Strumica'' is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. Strumica Municipality is part of the Southeastern Statistical Region ...

to the southwest.

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, this municipality has a population of 11,508.2002 census results
in English and Macedonian (PDF) Ethnic groups in the municipality include: Bosilovo Municipality, like neighboring Vasilovo, is notable for its higher concentration of Catholics than is typical for Macedonia which is overall mostly Orthodox and Muslim. In 2002, it was found that there were 959 Catholics, or 7.7% of the municipality's total population.2002 census results
Page 346-347 Most of these Catholics are found in the towns of Radovo (where 823 Catholics make up 96.7% of all residents) and Petralinci (where 105 Catholics make up 17.4% of all residents).

Inhabited places

The municipality comprises 16 villages: Borievo, Bosilovo, Gečerlija, Drvoš, Ednokukjevo, Ilovica, Monospitovo, Petralinci, Radovo, Robovo, Saraj, Sekirnik, Staro Baldovci, Turnovo, Hamzali and Štuka.

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Municipalities of North Macedonia