Bitola Municipality

Bitola (Macedonian: Битола [ˈbitɔɫa] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the southern part of North Macedonia. Bitola is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is located. The municipality is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region.

Municipality of Bitola Општина Битола
Urban municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 41°2′N 21°20′E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Pelagonia
Municipal seat	Bitola
Government
• Mayor	Toni Konjanovski (VMRO-DPMNE)[1]
Area
• Total	787.95 km2 (304.23 sq mi)
Population
• Total	85,164
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Area code	047
car plates	BT
Website	http://www.bitola.gov.mk

Geography

The municipality of Bitola borders the Demir Hisar Municipality to the north, the Mogila Municipality to the northeast, the Resen Municipality to the west, the Novaci Municipality to the southeast and Greece to the south.

The municipality extends through the Pelagonia Valley, reaching the highest points of the Baba Mountain. The Black River runs through the municipality.

Demographics

In 2002 the population of the municipality together with Mogila and Novaci was 105,644.^[2]

By the 2003 territorial division of the Republic, the rural Bistrica Municipality and Capari Municipality were annexed to the Bitola Municipality. Without these two municipalities the population of the municipality was 86,176, according to the national census of 1994, and 86,480 at the last census. The population of the defunct Bistrica Municipality in 1994 was 5,779, and according to the last census was 5,042. The population of the former Capari Municipality in 1994 was 1,793, and according to the last census was 1,424.

	2002		2021[3]
	Number	%	Number	%
TOTAL	95,385	100	85,164	100
Macedonians	84,616	88.71	69,182	81.23
Albanians	4,164	4.37	4,018	4.72
Roma	2,613	2.74	2,890	3.39
Vlachs	1,270	1.33	1,205	1.41
Turks	1,610	1.69	1,174	1.38
Serbs	541	0.57	359	0.42
Bosniaks	21	0.02	49	0.05
Other / Undeclared / Unknown	550	0.57	782	0.94
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources			5,505	6.46

Inhabited places

The number of inhabited places in the municipality is 66. There is one city and 65 villages.