Resen municipality
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Resen is a municipality in southwestern Republic of Macedonia
. Resen is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Resen Municipality is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region
.
to the west, Demir Hisar Municipality
to the northeast, Bitola Municipality
to the east, and Greece
and Albania
to the south.
Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
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...
. Resen is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Resen Municipality is located in 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...
.
Geography
The municipality borders Ohrid MunicipalityOhrid municipality
The Municipality of Ohrid is a municipality in the southwestern part of the Republic of Macedonia. Ohrid is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found...
to the west, Demir Hisar Municipality
Demir Hisar municipality
Demir Hisar is a municipality in southwestern Republic of Macedonia. Demir Hisar, which means "iron fortress" in Turkish, is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found...
to the northeast, Bitola Municipality
Bitola municipality
Bitola is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Bitola is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. The municipality is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region.-Geography:...
to the east, and Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
to the south.
Demographics
According to the last national census from 2002, Resen Municipality has 16,825 inhabitants.Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
- Macedonians = 12,798 (76.1%)
- Turks = 1,797 (10.7%)
- Albanians = 1,536 (9.1%)
- Roma = 184 (1.1%)
- others.
| Demographics of Resen Municipality | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census year | Population | |
| 1994 | 17,681 | |
| 2002 | 16,825 | |