Demir Hisar (Macedonian: Демир Хисар [dɛˈmir‿xisar] ⓘ) is a municipality in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. Demir Hisar, which means "iron fortress" in Turkish, is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is located. The Demir Hisar Municipality is part of the Pelagonia Statistical Region.
Municipality of Demir Hisar
Општина Демир Хисар | |
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Municipality | |
 Flag | |
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Pelagonia |
| Municipal seat | Demir Hisar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nikola Najdovski (VMRO-DPMNE)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 480.13 km2 (185.38 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,260 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Area code | 47 |
| car plates | DH |
Geography
editThe municipality borders the Kičevo Municipality to the north, the Kruševo and Mogila Municipalities to the east, the Bitola Municipality to the south, and the Resen, Ohrid, and Debarca Municipalities to the west.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 7,260 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 9,497 | 100 | 7,260 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 9,179 | 96.65 | 6,708 | 92.4 |
| Albanians | 232 | 2.44 | 218 | 3 |
| Roma | 11 | 0.12 | 16 | 0.22 |
| Vlachs | 7 | 0.07 | 10 | 0.14 |
| Serbs | 13 | 0.14 | 6 | 0.08 |
| Turks | 35 | 0.37 | 4 | 0.06 |
| Bosniaks | 2 | 0.02 | ||
| Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 18 | 0.19 | 29 | 0.39 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 269 | 3.71 | ||
References
edit- ^ Local Elections 2021 – Mayor of Demir Hisar State Election Commission.[dead link]
- ^ "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.