Krivogaštani is a municipality in western 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...

. Krivogaštani

Krivogastani

Krivogaštani is a village situated near Prilep on the Pelagonian plain in the Republic of Macedonia. The village is a seat of the Krivogaštani municipality....

is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Pelagonia Statistical Region

Pelagonia statistical region

The Pelagonia Statistical Region is one of eight arbitrary statistical regions in the Republic of Macedonia. It is located in southwestern part of the country along the eponymous plain. It borders Greece and Albania...

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Geography

The municipality borders Kruševo Municipality

Kruševo municipality

Kruševo is a municipality in central Republic of Macedonia. Kruševo is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Pelagonia Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 to the west, Dolneni Municipality

Dolneni municipality

Dolneni is a municipality in central Republic of Macedonia. Dolneni is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. The municipality is part of the Pelagonia Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 to the north, Prilep Municipality

Prilep municipality

Prilep is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Prilep is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. It is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 to the east, and Mogila Municipality

Mogila municipality

Mogila is a municipality in south-central Republic of Macedonia. Mogila is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Mogila Municipality is part of the Pelagonia Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 to the south.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002, the municipality has 6,150 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

• Macedonians = 6,126 (99.6%)
• others = 24

The non-Macedonian minority is composed of Romas and Turks

Turkish people

Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...

, particularly in the village of Presil

Presil

Presil is a village in the Kruševo municipality of the Republic of Macedonia. It is close to Bučin and Vodjani and is populated mostly by Albanians.-External links:...

 where, in 2001, the entire Turkish population of the village was expelled from their homes in an indirect measure aimed at defying ethnic Albanian

Albanians

Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...

 resistance. Following the ceasefire later the same year, most of the inhabitants returned.

Inhabited places

The main village of Krivogaštani is located along the main route from Prilep

Prilep

Prilep is the fourth largest city in the Republic of Macedonia. It has a population of 66,246 citizens. Prilep is known as "the city under Marko's Towers" because of its proximity to the towers of Prince Marko.-Name:...

 to Kruševo

Kruševo

Kruševo also spelled Krushevo, is a town in the Republic of Macedonia. It is the highest town in Macedonia, situated at an altitude of over 4,000 feet above sea level. The town of Kruševo is the seat of Kruševo Municipality.-History:...

. The villages within this municipality include Bela Crkva, Obršani, Vođani, Ruvci and Krušeani

Krušeani

Krušeani is a village in the Krivogaštani municipality in the Republic of Macedonia. The 2002 census showed a population of 578, nearly all of whom were Macedonian....

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