Dojran municipality
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Dojran is a municipality in southeastern Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...

. Nov Dojran
Dojran
Dojran was a city located on the western shore of Dojran Lake in the south-eastern part of the Republic of Macedonia. Today, it is collective name for two villages that exist on the territory of the ruined city: Nov Dojran and Star Dojran, which contains both old ruins and recent construction,...

 is the village where the municipal seat is found. Dojran Municipality is part of the Southeastern Statistical Region
Southeastern statistical region
The Southeastern Statistical Region is one of eight arbitrary statistical regions in the Republic of Macedonia. Southeastern, located in the southeastern part of the country, borders Greece and Bulgaria...

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Geography

The municipality borders Bogdanci Municipality
Bogdanci municipality
Bogdanci is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Bogdanci is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Bogdanci Municipality is part of Southeastern Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 to the west, Valandovo Municipality
Valandovo municipality
Valandovo is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Valandovo is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Valandovo Municipality is part of Southeastern Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 to the north, and Greece
Greece
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to the east and south.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002 this municipality has 3,426 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
  • Macedonians = 2,641 (77.1%)
  • Turks = 402 (11.7%)
  • Serbs = 277 (8.1%)
  • others.
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