Demir Hisar Municipality
Municipality of North Macedonia
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Demir Hisar (Macedonian: Демир Хисар [dɛˈmir‿xisar] ⓘ) is a municipality in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. Demir Hisar, which means "iron fortress" in Turkish, is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is located. The Demir Hisar Municipality is part of the Pelagonia Statistical Region.
Municipality of Demir Hisar
Општина Демир Хисар | |
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Municipality | |
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Pelagonia |
| Municipal seat | Demir Hisar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nikola Najdovski (VMRO-DPMNE) [1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 480.13 km2 (185.38 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,260 |
| • Density | 15.1/km2 (39.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Area code | 47 |
| Vehicle registration | DH |
Geography
The municipality borders the Kičevo Municipality to the north, the Kruševo and Mogila Municipalities to the east, the Bitola Municipality to the south, and the Resen, Ohrid, and Debarca Municipalities to the west.
Demographics
According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 7,260 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 9,497 | 100 | 7,260 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 9,179 | 96.65 | 6,708 | 92.4 |
| Albanians | 232 | 2.44 | 218 | 3 |
| Roma | 11 | 0.12 | 16 | 0.22 |
| Vlachs | 7 | 0.07 | 10 | 0.14 |
| Serbs | 13 | 0.14 | 6 | 0.08 |
| Turks | 35 | 0.37 | 4 | 0.06 |
| Bosniaks | 2 | 0.02 | ||
| Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 18 | 0.19 | 29 | 0.39 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 269 | 3.71 | ||