Probištip Municipality

Probištip Municipality (Macedonian: Општина Пробиштип [ˈprɔbiʃtip]) is an urban municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Probištip is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. 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, 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 Zletovska River.

Demographics

Following the 2003 territorial division of 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.

References

↑ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)

External links

Official website

Municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia

Municipalities	Aračinovo Berovo Bitola Bogdanci Bogovinje Bosilovo Brvenica Čaška Češinovo-Obleševo Centar Župa Čučer-Sandevo Debar Debarca Delčevo Demir Hisar Demir Kapija Dojran Dolneni Gevgelija Gostivar Gradsko Ilinden Jegunovce Karbinci Kavadarci Kičevo Kočani Konče Kratovo Kriva Palanka Krivogaštani Kruševo Kumanovo Lipkovo Lozovo Makedonska Kamenica Makedonski Brod Mavrovo and Rostuša Mogila Negotino Novaci Novo Selo Ohrid Pehčevo Petrovec Plasnica Prilep Probištip Radoviš Rankovce Resen Rosoman Sopište Staro Nagoričane Štip Struga Strumica Studeničani Sveti Nikole Tearce Tetovo Valandovo Vasilevo Veles Vevčani Vinica Vrapčište Zelenikovo Želino Zrnovci

Greater Skopje	Aerodrom Butel Čair Centar Gazi Baba Gjorče Petrov Karpoš Kisela Voda Saraj Šuto Orizari

Former	Bač Belčišta Bistrica Blatec Bogomila Capari Čegrane Češinovo Delogoždi Dobruševo Dolna Banjica Drugovo Džepčište Izvor Kamenjane Klečovce Kondovo Konopište Kosel Kukliš Kukurečani Labuništa Lukovo Mavrovi Anovi Mešeišta Miravci Murtuno Negotino-Pološko Obleševo Orašac Orizari Oslomej Podareš Rostuša Samokov Šipkovica Sopotnica Srbinovo Staravina Topolčani Velešta Vraneštica Vitolište Vratnica Vrutok Zajas Žitoše Zletovo

Coordinates: 42°01′N 22°09′E / 42.01°N 22.15°E / 42.01; 22.15

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