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Kruševo Municipality ( ; ) is a municipality in the central region of
North Macedonia North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...
. '' Kruševo'' is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Pelagonia Statistical Region.


Geography

The municipality borders
Plasnica Municipality Plasnica (, ) 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 The Southwestern Statistical Region ...
to the northwest, Makedonski Brod Municipality to the north, Dolneni Municipality and Krivogaštani Municipality to the east, Mogila Municipality to the south, and Demir Hisar Municipality and Kičevo Municipality to the west.


Demographics

Besides Macedonians, the municipality of Kruševo also contains a Muslim Albanian population living in the region. In the modern era relations between Kruševo Aromanians and Muslim Albanians remain cordial, as do relations of Kruševo's Christian inhabitants with Muslim villagers of the municipality when they arrive into town to conduct business on market day and attend to administrative tasks. In 1996 the creation of Žitoše municipality (now part of Dolneni Municipality) reduced some of Kruševo Municipality's religious and linguistic diversity as the new municipal unit included a sizable number of Muslim Albanians. p. 224. "In the contemporary setting, reportedly, relations between Vlahs and Albanians remained cordial in the Kruševo region. So, more generally, do those between Kruševo's Christian population and the Muslim villagers in the municipality who come to town to deal with administrative tasks and buy and sell on market days."; p. 275. "The 1994 census was conducted under international supervision, and was followed in 1996 by the reorganization of administrative boundaries, which created an effect of reducing the Kruševo's religious and linguistic diversity, as the majority of those included in the new municipality of Žitoše were Muslim Albanians." According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 8,385 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality include: * Religious affiliation according to th
2002
Macedonia census and 2021 North Macedonia census: * Demographic Trend
Live births by ethnic affiliation of mother, 2010-2021


Inhabited places

There are 18 inhabited places in this municipality.


Education

Education in the Municipality is organized in 2 elementary schools and 1 high school: * Elementary School "Nikola Karev" * Elementary School "Cyril and Methodius" * High School "Naum Naumovski - Borce" During the school year 2018/2019, 750 students attended elementary school in the territory of Municipality, of which 366 Albanians, 321 Macedonians, 57 Aromanians and 6 others.


References


External links


Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Krushevo Municipality Pelagonia Statistical Region Municipalities of North Macedonia