Resen (municipality)
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| Municipality of Resen Општина Ресен |
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| Country | Macedonia | ||
| region | Pelagonia Statistical Region | ||
| Municipal seat | Resen, Republic of Macedonia | ||
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| • mayor | Dimitar Buzlevski | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 16,825 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| Website | http://www.resen.gov.mk/ | ||
Resen (Macedonian: Ресен) is a municipality in southwestern Republic of Macedonia. Resen is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Resen Municipality is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region.
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Geography [edit]
The municipality borders Ohrid Municipality to the west, Demir Hisar Municipality to the northeast, Bitola Municipality to the east, and Greece and Albania to the south.
Demographics [edit]
According to the last national census from 2002, Resen Municipality has 16,825 inhabitants.[1]
| Demographics of Resen Municipality | ||
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| 1994 | 17,681 | |
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| 2002 | 16,825 | |
Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
- Macedonians = 12,798 (76.1%)
- Turks = 1,797 (10.7%)
- Albanians = 1,536 (9.1%)
- Roma = 184 (1.1%)
- others.
Mother tongues in the municipality include:
- Macedonian = 12,943 (76.9%)
- Albanian = 1,885 (11.2%)
- Turkish = 1,766 (10.5%)
- Roma = 113 (0.7%)
- others.
Religions in the municipality include:
- Orthodox = 12,599 (74.9%)
- Muslim = 3,927 (23.3%)
- others.
References [edit]
- ^ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
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