Vinica is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia

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...

. Vinica

Vinica (Republic of Macedonia)

Vinica is a town in Macedonia, in the eastern region of the country. The town of Vinica is the seat of Vinica Municipality.- Etymology :The name Vinica is derived from word Vine , since the city was formerly noted for its vineyards...

is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Vinica Municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region

Eastern statistical region

The Eastern Statistical Region is one of eight arbitrary statistical regions in the Republic of Macedonia. Eastern, located in the eastern part of the country, borders Bulgaria...

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Geography

The municipality borders Kočani Municipality

Kocani municipality

Kočani is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Kočani is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. The municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 and Makedonska Kamenica Municipality

Makedonska Kamenica municipality

Makedonska Kamenica is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Makedonska Kamenica is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found...

 to the north, Delčevo Municipality

Delcevo municipality

Delčevo is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Delčevo is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Delčevo Municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.- Geography :...

 to the east, Radoviš Municipality

Radoviš municipality

Radoviš Municipality is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Radoviš is the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Southeastern Statistical Region.-History:...

 and Berovo Municipality

Berovo municipality

Berovo is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Berovo is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Berovo Municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 to the south, and Zrnovci Municipality

Zrnovci municipality

Zrnovci is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Zrnovci is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Zrnovci Municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 to the west.

History

By the 2003 territorial division of Macedonia, the rural Blatec Municipality was attached to Vinica Municipality.

Demographics

According to the 2002 Macedonian census, Vinica Municipality has 19,938 residents. Ethnic groups in the municipality:

• Macedonians = 18,261 (91.6%)
• Roma = 1,230 (6.2%)
• others.

	Demographics of Vinica municipality
Census year	Population			| Territorial Division 2003
1994	17,058
				19,938
2002	17,914

Demographics of the former Blatec Municipality
Census year Census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...	Population
1994	2,005
2002	2,024

Inhabited places

The number of the inhabited places in the municipality is 16.

Inhabited places in Vinica Municipality

Villages: Blatec | Vinička Kršla | Gradec Gradec Gradec or Gradets – South Slavic for "small town" – may refer to:* In Croatia:** Gradec, Zagreb, a neighborhood** Gradec, Zagreb County, a village and a municipality* In Slovenia:** Dobrova-Polhov Gradec...  | Grljani | Dragobrašte Dragobrašte Dragobrashte is a village in the Vinica region of the Republic of Macedonia. The population engages primarily in agriculture, particularly the cultivation of tobacco....  | Istibanja | Jakimovo | Kalimanci | Kruševo | Laki | Leski | Lipec Lipec Lipec is a village and municipality in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. -References:*This article was initially translated from the Czech Wikipedia....  | Pekljani | Trsino | Crn Kamen Crn Kamen Crn Kamen is a mountain found in Kosovo in the Šar Mountains in Gora next to Macedonia and Albania.Crn Kamen reaches a top height of .The nearest peaks are Murga and Popova Sapka. The nearest town is Brod, and the nearest lake is Šutmansko Lake. It is one of the higher peaks in Kosovo.-Notes and...  | Towns: Vinica Vinica Vinica or Vinitsa may refer to:* Vinica , a place in the Tomislavgrad land council* Vinica, Črnomelj, a village in the Municipality of Črnomelj, Slovenia* Vinica, Macedonia, a town in the Vinica Municipality of Macedonia...

External links

• Official website