Ohrid Municipality
Geography
Ohrid Municipality borders
- Debarca Municipality to the west and north,
- Resen Municipality to the east, and
- Demir Hisar Municipality to the northeast.
Demographics
- According to the national census of 2002, the municipality of Ohrid, before the attachment of Kosel Municipality, had 54,380 inhabitants; according to the census of 1994, it had 52,732.
- The former Kosel Municipality had a population of 1,369 in 2002 and 1,759 in 1994.
The present-day combined municipality has 51,428 residents.
2002 | 2021 | |||
Number | % | Number | % | |
TOTAL | 55,749 | 100 | 51.428 | 100 |
Macedonians | 47,344 | 84.9 | 40,488 | 78.73 |
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | n/a | n/a | 4,289 | 8.34 |
Albanians | 2,962 | 5.3 | 1,942 | 3.78 |
Turks | 2,268 | 4.1 | 1,831 | 3.56 |
Others | 2,809 | 5.0 | 2,051 | 4.0 |
Serbs | 366 | 0.7 | 281 | 0.55 |
Vlachs | / | / | 314 | 0.61 |
Inhabited places
The municipality has 29 inhabited places, one town and 28 villages.
Inhabited places in Ohrid Municipality | |||
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Village(s): Šipokno | Dolno Lakočerej | Gorno Lakočerej | Elšani | Elešec | Konjsko | Lagadin | Leskoec | Orman | Peštani | Ljubaništa | Rača | Ramne | Sveti Stefan | Trpejca | Velestovo | Velgošti | Kosel | Kuratica | Livoišta | Openica | Plakje | Rasino | Rečica | Sirula | Skrebatno | Sviništa | Vapila | Zavoj | Town(s): Ohrid |
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of Ohrid (Macedonian: Грб на Охрид) is the coat of arms of the Ohrid Municipality, it depicts Lake Ohrid, Tsar Samuel's Fortress, and a sailboat, the sailboat symbolizing tourism. The coat of arms is designed using the Macedonian territorial heraldic system featuring a mural crown of its status and a wreath of Macedonian oak.
The blazon is Azure, on a mount Vert a wall gated between two towers all Argent. In base a barry wavy of the first. Other elements include the shield is crowned with a Mural crown of three towers Or, central tower gated, adorned with rubies and pearls, wreathed with two oak branches Vert fructed Or joined with ribbon Gules.
References
- ^ 2021 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
- ^ "Municipality of Ohrid | Macedonian Heraldric Society". heraldika.org.mk. 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2021-04-21.