Municipality of Ohrid is a
municipalityA municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. A municipality is typically governed by a mayor and a city council or municipal council.The notion of municipality...
in the south-western part of the
Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country in the central Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
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OhridOhrid is a city on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia. It has about 42,000 inhabitants, making it the seventh largest city in the country. The city is the seat of Ohrid Municipality. Ohrid is notable for having once 365 churches, one for each day of the year and has been...
is also the name of the
cityA city is a relatively large and permanent settlement, particularly a large urban settlement. Although there is no agreement on technical definitions distinguishing a city from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status...
where the municipal seat is found. Ohrid Municipality is located in the
Southwestern statistical regionThe 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...
Ohrid municipality borders
Debarca municipalityDebarca is a municipality in south-western Republic of Macedonia. The village of Belčišta is the municipal seat. Debarca municipality is part of Southwestern statistical region.-Geography:...
in the west and north,
Resen municipalityResen is a municipality in south-western Republic of Macedonia. Resen is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Resen Municipality is located in the Pelagonia statistical region.-Geography:...
in the west, and a little part borders the
Demir Hisar municipalityDemir Hisar is a municipality in south-western Republic of Macedonia. Demir Hisar, which means "iron fortress" in Turkish, is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found...
in the north-east.
According to the last census of 2002 the former municipality of Ohrid, before the attach of Kosel municipality had 54,380 ihabitants, and according to the census of 1994 it had 52,732.
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Municipality of Ohrid is a
municipalityA municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. A municipality is typically governed by a mayor and a city council or municipal council.The notion of municipality...
in the south-western part of the
Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country in the central Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
.
OhridOhrid is a city on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia. It has about 42,000 inhabitants, making it the seventh largest city in the country. The city is the seat of Ohrid Municipality. Ohrid is notable for having once 365 churches, one for each day of the year and has been...
is also the name of the
cityA city is a relatively large and permanent settlement, particularly a large urban settlement. Although there is no agreement on technical definitions distinguishing a city from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status...
where the municipal seat is found. Ohrid Municipality is located in the
Southwestern statistical regionThe 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...
Geography
Ohrid municipality borders
Debarca municipalityDebarca is a municipality in south-western Republic of Macedonia. The village of Belčišta is the municipal seat. Debarca municipality is part of Southwestern statistical region.-Geography:...
in the west and north,
Resen municipalityResen is a municipality in south-western Republic of Macedonia. Resen is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Resen Municipality is located in the Pelagonia statistical region.-Geography:...
in the west, and a little part borders the
Demir Hisar municipalityDemir Hisar is a municipality in south-western Republic of Macedonia. Demir Hisar, which means "iron fortress" in Turkish, is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found...
in the north-east.
Demographics
According to the last census of 2002 the former municipality of Ohrid, before the attach of Kosel municipality had 54,380 ihabitants, and according to the census of 1994 it had 52,732. The abolished Kosel municipality had 1,369 inhabitants in 2002 and 1,759 in 1994. The present-day municipality has 55,749 inhabitants.
The main ethnic group are
ethnic MacedoniansThe Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs are a South Slavic people who are primarily associated with the Republic of Macedonia. They speak the Macedonian language, a South Slavic language...
, who make up 85% of the population, followed by
AlbaniansAlbanians are a people from southeast Europe who live in Albania and neighboring countries. They speak the Albanian language. About half of them live in Albania, with other large groups residing in Kosovo, the Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, and Montenegro...
(5.9%),
TurksThe Turkish people , also known as the "Turks" are defined mainly as citizens of the Republic of Turkey. An early historic text provided the definition of being a Turk as "any individual within the Republic of Turkey; whatever his/her faith or racial/ethnic background; who speaks Turkish, grows up...
(4%), Roma (0.1%),
SerbsSerbs are a South Slavic people living in the Central Europe and the Balkans , between the Balkan- and Carpathian mountains in the east and the Adriatic sea in the west. They are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia...
(0.6%),
VlachsVlachs or Walachians is a blanket term covering several modern Latin peoples descending from the Latinised population in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe...
(0.5%),
AromaniansAromanians are a people living throughout the southern Balkans, especially in northern Greece, Albania, Serbia, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria, and as an emigrant community in Romania...
(0.50%) and others who make up 4.2% of the population.
Inhabited places
The municipality has 29 inhabited places, one town and 28 villages.
| Inhabited places in Ohrid Municipality |
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| Village(s) A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a town or city. Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in...
: Šipokno | Dolno Lakočerej | Gorno Lakočerej | ElšaniElšani is a village in the Republic of Macedonia, 10 km south of the City of Ohrid. It is spread across the western slopes of National Park Galičica, near Lake Ohrid.The main part of the village is located at 850 meters above sea level.-Population:Elšani has 680 inhabitants living in the village...
| Elešec | Konjsko | Lagadin | LeskoecLeskoec is a village 5 kilometres from the town Ohrid, in the Republic of Macedonia. The population is 2 595 people and it is the biggest village in Ohrid municipality....
| Orman | PeštaniPeštani is a village in the Republic of Macedonia, located 12km south of the city of Ohrid. It is a popular beachside town along Lake Ohrid and lies at the foot of National Park Galičica. Originally a fishing village, it now derives most of its income from tourism. Of the many hotels in Peštani,...
| Ljubaništa | Rača | Ramne | Sveti Stefan | TrpejcaTrpejca is a small village along the shore of the Ohrid Lake in the Republic of Macedonia. Traditionally a fishing village, it has recently become an exclusive vacation spot for the wealthier Macedonians...
| Velestovo | VelgoštiVelgošti is a village very close to Ohrid, it is nearly merged with it. It has a population of approximately 2000 people. It has a primary school called Zivko Čingo dedicated to the author born there....
| Kosel | Kuratica | Livoišta | Openica | Plakje | Rasino | Rečica | Sirula | Skrebatno | Sviništa | Vapila | ZavojZavoj is a small village in the Republic of Macedonia, about 20 km from the town Ohrid.There are no shops or schools in Zavoj. There are about a hundred houses.Every year on January 19 the town has a holiday called "Vodici"....
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Town(s)A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few hundred to several thousand inhabitants, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas; the precise meaning varies between countries and is not always a matter of legal definition...
: OhridOhrid is a city on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia. It has about 42,000 inhabitants, making it the seventh largest city in the country. The city is the seat of Ohrid Municipality. Ohrid is notable for having once 365 churches, one for each day of the year and has been...
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See also
- Ohrid Lake
- Ohrid
Ohrid is a city on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia. It has about 42,000 inhabitants, making it the seventh largest city in the country. The city is the seat of Ohrid Municipality. Ohrid is notable for having once 365 churches, one for each day of the year and has been...
- Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country in the central Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
- Municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia
The municipalities of the Republic of skopje are first-order administrative divisions. In August 2004, the Republic of Macedonia was reorganised into 84 municipalities ; 10 of the municipalities constitute the City of Skopje , a distinct unit of local self-government and the country's capital.Most...
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