Resen (municipality)

Municipality of Resen Општина Ресен
—  Municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Macedonia
region	Pelagonia Statistical Region
Municipal seat	Resen, Republic of Macedonia
Government
• mayor	Dimitar Buzlevski
Population
• Total	16,825
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
Website	http://www.resen.gov.mk/

Resen (Macedonian: Ресен) is a municipality in southwestern 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

The municipality borders Ohrid Municipality to the west, Demir Hisar Municipality to the northeast, Bitola Municipality to the east, and Greece and Albania to the south.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002, Resen Municipality has 16,825 inhabitants.

Demographics of Resen Municipality
Census year	Population
1994	17,681
2002	16,825

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

• Macedonians = 12,798 (76.1%)
• Turks = 1,797 (10.7%)
• Albanians = 1,536 (9.1%)
• Roma = 184 (1.1%)
• others.

Mother tongues in the municipality include:

• Macedonian = 12,943 (76.9%)
• Albanian = 1,885 (11.2%)
• Turkish = 1,766 (10.5%)
• Roma = 113 (0.7%)
• others.

Religions in the municipality include:

• Orthodox = 12,599 (74.9%)
• Muslim = 3,927 (23.3%)
• others.

External links

• Official website