Probištip Municipality

Probištip Municipality (Macedonian: Општина Пробиштип [ˈprɔbiʃtip] (listen)) is an urban municipality in eastern North Macedonia. Probištip is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.

Probištip Municipality

Општина Пробиштип
Urban municipality
Coat of arms
Country North Macedonia
Region Eastern
Municipal seatProbištip
Government
 • MayorDragan Anastasov (SDSM)
Area
 • Total325.57 km2 (125.70 sq mi)
Population
 • Total16 193
 • Density49.74/km2 (128.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Area code(s)032
car platesPS
Websitehttp://www.probistip.gov.mk

Geography

The municipality borders Kratovo Municipality to the north, Kočani and Češinovo-Obleševo municipalities to the east, Sveti Nikole Municipality to the west, Štip and Karbinci municipalities to the south.

The municipality spreads over the middle and lower part of the line of the Zletovska River.

Demographics

Following the 2003 territorial division of North Macedonia, the rural Zletovo Municipality was attached to Probištip Municipality. The former had 3,428 residents while the latter had 12,963 inhabitants. The combined municipality, thus, had 16,193 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the municipality include the following:

  • Macedonians = 15,977 (98.7%)
  • others = 216 (1.3%)

Inhabited places
Inhabited places in Probištip Municipality
villages: Buneš | Bučište | Gajranci | Gorni Stubol | Gorno Barbarevo | Grizilevci | Gujnovci | Dobrevo | Dolni Stubol | Dolno Barbarevo | Dreveno | Drenok | Zarepinci | Zelengrad | Zletovo | Jamište | Kalnište | Kukovo | Kundino | Lezovo | Lesnovo | Marčino | Neokazi | Pestršino | Petrišino | Pišica | Plešanci | Puzdreci | Ratavica | Strisovci | Tursko Rudari | Strmoš | Tripatanci | Troolo | Štalkovica |

Cities: Probištip

Economy

Mining

The main economic objects in the municipality are the lead and zinc mines “Zletovo”, now called “Indo Minerals and Metals” which were in continual exploitation from 1970. Now they are bought by big bulgarian mining company called "Bulmak".After buying and modernizing the mines,now they're working in full capacity.

References
  1. 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)

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