Prilep ( mk, Прилеп ) is a municipality in the south 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 Socialist Feder ...
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Prilep
Prilep ( mk, Прилеп ) is the fourth-largest city in North Macedonia. It has a population of 66,246 and is known as "the city under Marko's Towers" because of its proximity to the towers of Prince Marko.
Name
The name of Prilep appear ...
'' 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 ( mk, Пелагониски Регион) is one of eight statistical regions of North Macedonia. It is located in southwestern part of the country along the eponymous plain. It borders Greece and Albania. Intern ...
.
Geography
The municipality borders
Čaška and
Dolneni
Dolneni () is a village in the municipality of Dolneni, North Macedonia. It is located at the center of the plain of Prilepsko Pole (Prilep field), 10 km northwest of Prilep city and it is a seat of the Dolneni municipality
Dolneni (, sq ...
municipalities to the north,
Kavadarci Municipality
Kavadarci ( mk, Кавадарци ) is a municipality in the southern part of North Macedonia. ''Kavadarci'' is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Kavadarci Municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region.
Geogra ...
to the east,
Krivogaštani,
Mogila and
Novaci municipalities to the west, and
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
to the south.
The municipality spreads over the northeastern part of the
Pelagonia
Pelagonia ( mk, Пелагонија, Pelagonija; el, Πελαγονíα, Pelagonía) is a geographical region of Macedonia named after the ancient kingdom. Ancient Pelagonia roughly corresponded to the present-day municipalities of Bitola, Pri ...
valley, it takes contains much of the
Mariovo
Mariovo ( mk, Мариово) is a historic region in the southern part of North Macedonia, with an area of 1,390 square km and an elevation 1,050 m, situated among mountains.
Geography Mountains
* Selečka (highest peak - ''Visoka'' 1,471 m) ...
region.
Demographics
The population of the municipality is 69,025. According to the last national Macedonian census from 2021 the majority in the municipality is represented by the ethnic
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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Municipalities of North Macedonia
Romani communities in North Macedonia