Vinica Municipality, North Macedonia

Vinica (Macedonian: Виница [ˈvinitsa] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the eastern part of North Macedonia. Vinica is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is located. The Vinica Municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.

Vinica Municipality Општина Виница
Urban municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Eastern
Municipal seat	Vinica
Government
• Mayor	Mile Petkov (VMRO-DPMNE)
Area
• Total	432.67 km2 (167.05 sq mi)
Population
• Total	14,475
• Density	46.08/km2 (119.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Area code	033
car plates	ST/VI[citation needed]
Website	http://www.vinica.gov.mk

Geography

The municipality borders the Kočani Municipality and Makedonska Kamenica Municipality to the north, Delčevo Municipality to the east, Radoviš Municipality and Berovo Municipality to the south, and Zrnovci Municipality to the west.

History

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

Demographics

According to the 2002 Macedonian census, Vinica Municipality has 19,938 residents.^[1] According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 14,475 inhabitants.^[2] Ethnic groups in the municipality:

	2002		2021
	Number	%	Number	%
TOTAL	19,938	100	14,475	100
Macedonians	18,261	91.59	11,929	82.41
Roma	1,230	6.17	744	5.14
Turks	272	1.36	173	1.2
Vlachs	121	0.61	89	0.61
Serbs	32	0.16	17	0.12
Albanians			8	0.06
Other / Undeclared / Unknown	22	0.11	78	0.53
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources			1,437	9.93

	Demographics of the Vinica municipality
Census year	Population			Territorial Division 2003
1994	17,058
				19,938
2002	17,914
2021	14,475

Demographics of the former Blatec Municipality
Census year	Population
1994	2,005
2002	2,024

Inhabited places

The number of inhabited places in the municipality is 16.

References

1. 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
2. "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.

External links

• Official website

41.90°N 22.50°E / 41.90; 22.50