Probištip Municipality
Geography
The municipality borders Kratovo Municipality to the north, Kočani and Češinovo-Obleševo municipalities to the east, Sveti Nikole Municipality to the west and Štip and Karbinci municipalities to the south.
The municipality spreads over the middle and lower part of the course of the Zletovska River.
Demographics
Following the 2003 territorial division of North Macedonia, the rural Zletovo Municipality was annexed to the Probištip Municipality. The former had 3,428 residents, while the latter had 12,963 inhabitants. The combined municipality, thus, had 16,193 inhabitants. According to the 2021 North Macedonis census, this municipality has 13,417 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality include the following:
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 16,193 | 100 | 13,417 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 15,977 | 98.67 | 12,617 | 94.04 |
| Roma | 37 | 0.22 | 104 | 0.76 |
| Serbs | 89 | 0.55 | 56 | 0.42 |
| Vlachs | 37 | 0.22 | 21 | 0.16 |
| Albanians | 8 | 0.06 | ||
| Turks | 6 | 0.06 | 2 | 0.02 |
| Bosniaks | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.01 |
| Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 46 | 0.27 | 65 | 0.48 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 543 | 4.05 | ||
Inhabited places
| Inhabited places in the Probištip Municipality | ||
|---|---|---|
| villages: Buneš | Bučište | Gajranci | Gorni Stubol | Gorno Barbarevo | Grizilevci | Gujnovci | Dobrevo | Dolni Stubol | Dolno Barbarevo | Dreveno | Drenok | Zarepinci | Zelengrad | Zletovo | Jamište | Kalnište | Kukovo | Kundino | Lezovo | Lesnovo | Marčino | Neokazi | Pestršino | Petrišino | Pišica | Plešanci | Puzdreci | Ratavica | Strisovci | Tursko Rudari | Strmoš | Tripatanci | Troolo | Štalkovica |
Cities: Probištip | ||
Economy
Mining
The main economic contributor in the municipality is the lead and zinc mines of "Zletovo", now called "Indo Minerals and Metals", which have been in continuous exploitation since 1970. They have been bought by "Bulmak", a large Bulgarian mining company that has modernized the mines, which have been operating at full capacity.
References
- ^ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
- ^ "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
