Probištip Municipality ( ) is an urban municipality in eastern

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. '' Probištip'' is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is located. This municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.

Geography

The municipality borders Kratovo Municipality to the north, Kočani and Češinovo-Obleševo municipalities to the east,

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to the west and

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and Karbinci municipalities to the south. The municipality spreads over the middle and lower part of the course of the Zletovska River.

Demographics

Following the 2003 territorial division of

, the rural Zletovo Municipality was annexed to the Probištip Municipality. The former had 3,428 residents, while the latter had 12,963 inhabitants. The combined municipality, thus, had 16,193 inhabitants. According to the 2021 North Macedonis census, this municipality has 13,417 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality include the following:

Inhabited places

Economy

Mining

The main economic contributor in the municipality is the lead and zinc mines of "Zletovo", now called "Indo Minerals and Metals", which have been in continuous exploitation since 1970. They have been bought by "Bulmak", a large Bulgarian mining company that has modernized the mines, which have been operating at full capacity.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Probistip Municipality Municipalities of North Macedonia Eastern Statistical Region