Plasnica municipality
Encyclopedia
Plasnica is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia
. Plasnica
is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Plasnica Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region
. It is particularly noteworthy in having a mostly ethnic Turkish
population.
to the northeast, Kičevo Municipality
to the southeast, Drugovo Municipality
to the south, and Vraneštica Municipality
to the northwest.
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...
. Plasnica
Plasnica
Plasnica is a village in Republic of Macedonia. It is a seat of the Plasnica municipality....
is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Plasnica Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region
Southwestern statistical region
The Southwestern Statistical Region is one of eight arbitrary statistical regions in the Republic of Macedonia. Southwestern, located in the west and southwestern part of the country, borders Albania to the west...
. It is particularly noteworthy in having a mostly ethnic Turkish
Turks in the Republic of Macedonia
Turks in the Republic of Macedonia, also known as Macedonian Turks, are the ethnic Turks who constitute the third largest ethnic group in the Republic of Macedonia. According to the 2002 census, there were 77,959 Turks living in the country, forming a minority of some 4% of the population. The...
population.
Geography
The municipality borders Makedonski Brod MunicipalityMakedonski Brod municipality
Makedonski Brod is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia, named after the town of Makedonski Brod, where the municipal seat is located...
to the northeast, Kičevo Municipality
Kicevo municipality
Kičevo is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Kičevo is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Kičevo Municipality is located in the Southwestern Statistical Region.-Geography:...
to the southeast, Drugovo Municipality
Drugovo municipality
Drugovo is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Drugovo is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Drugovo Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region.-Geography:...
to the south, and Vraneštica Municipality
Vraneštica municipality
Vraneštica is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Vraneštica is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of Southwestern Statistical Region.-Demographics:...
to the northwest.
Demographics
According to the last national census from 2002, this municipality has 4,545 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality:- Turks = 4,446 (97.8%)
- Macedonians = 34 (0.7%)
- Others = 65 (1.4%)