Plasnica Municipality

Plasnica (Macedonian: Пласница, Turkish: Plasnitsa) is a municipality in western North 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.

Plasnica Municipality
Општина Пласница
Plasnitsa Belediyesi
Municipality
Flag of Plasnica Municipality
Location of Plasnica Municipality
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipal seatPlasnica
Government
  MayorIsmail Jahoski (DUI)
Area
  Total54.44 km2 (21.02 sq mi)
Population
  Total4,222
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Official language(s)Macedonian, Turkish

Geography

The municipality borders Makedonski Brod Municipality to the northeast, Kruševo Municipality to the southeast, Kičevo Municipality to the southwest, west and northwest.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2021, this municipality has 4,222 inhabitants.

2002 2021
Number % Number %
TOTAL 4,545 100 4,222 100
Turks 4,446 97.8 4,101 97.13
Macedonians 34 0.7 9 0.21
Albanians / / 13 0.31
others 65 1.4 2 0.05
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources n/a n/a 97 2.3

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