Probištip municipality
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Probištip is a municipality in eastern 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...

. Probištip
Probištip
Probištip is a town in the Republic of Macedonia, and seat of Probištip Municipality. The town has a population of 10,826 .-Features:Probištip is nestled in the southwest corner of the Osogovo Mountains, in northeastern Macedonia. The region has been well-known since Roman times for its mineral...

is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region
Eastern statistical region
The Eastern Statistical Region is one of eight arbitrary statistical regions in the Republic of Macedonia. Eastern, located in the eastern part of the country, borders Bulgaria...

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Geography

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

 to the north, Kočani
Kocani municipality
Kočani is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Kočani is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. The municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 and Češinovo-Obleševo
Cešinovo-Obleševo municipality
Češinovo-Obleševo is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. The seat of the municipality is the village of Obleševo. Češinovo-Obleševo is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 municipalities to the east, Sveti Nikole Municipality
Sveti Nikole municipality
Sveti Nikole is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Sveti Nikole is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found...

 to the west, Štip
Štip municipality
Štip is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Štip is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.-Geography:Štip Municipality covers an area of 583.24 km²...

 and Karbinci
Karbinci municipality
Karbinci is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Karbinci is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Karbinci Municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 municipalities to the south.

The municipality spreads over the middle and lower part of the line of Zletovska River.

Demographics

By the 2003 territorial division 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...

, the rural Zletovo Municipality was attached to Probištip Municipality. The present municipality has 16,193 inhabitants. The municipality of Probištip had 12,963 inhabitants in 1994 and 12,765 at the census of 2002.Zletovo Municipality had 3,687 inhabitants in 1994 and 3,428 in 2002. Ethnic groups in the municipality:
  • 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
Dobrevo
Dobrevo is a village in the municipality of Dobrichka, in Dobrich Province, in northeastern Bulgaria.-References:...

 | Dolni Stubol | Dolno Barbarevo | Dreveno | Drenok | Zarepinci | Zelengrad | Zletovo
Zletovo
Zletovo is a city in the Probištip Municipality of Macedonia. Its FIPS code was MK48 ....

 | Jamište | Kalnište
Kalnište
Kalnište is a village and municipality in Svidník District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.-Geography:The municipality lies at an altitude of 210 metres and covers an area of 5.664km². It has a population of about 555 people....

 | Kukovo | Kundino | Lezovo | Lesnovo | Marčino | Neokazi | Pestršino | Petrišino | Pišica | Plešanci | Puzdreci | Ratavica | Strisovci | Tursko Rudari | Strmoš | Tripatanci | Troolo | Štalkovica
Stalkovica
Stalkovica is a village in Macedonia, Municipality of Kratovo. The name of the village is originating from German word "Stahl" and most likely the village was found by Saxons, who settled this region around town Kratovo in 13 Cent....

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Towns: Probištip
Probištip
Probištip is a town in the Republic of Macedonia, and seat of Probištip Municipality. The town has a population of 10,826 .-Features:Probištip is nestled in the southwest corner of the Osogovo Mountains, in northeastern Macedonia. The region has been well-known since Roman times for its mineral...


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.

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