Opština Struga

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Opština Struga
Општина Струга
Komuna e Strugës
Coat of arms of Opština Struga
 Map of North Macedonia, position of Opština Struga highlighted
Basic data
Region : southwest
Coordinates : 41 ° 13 '  N , 20 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 13 '13 "  N , 20 ° 40' 38"  E
Area (Opština) : 483  km²
Inhabitants (Opština) : 63,376 (2002)
Population density : 131 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code : (+389) 046
Postal code : 6330
License plate : OH
Structure and administration
Mayor : Ramiz Merko ( BDI )
Website :

The Opština Struga ( Macedonian Општина Струга ; Albanian  Komuna e Strugës ) is an Opština of North Macedonia . It is part of the southwest region . The administrative seat is in the small town of Struga on Lake Ohrid , after which the Opština is named.

geography

The mountains of the Jablanica Mountains are the highest in the municipality. In the west they form the border with Albania .

The Opština of Struga borders Albania in the west, Centar Župa in the north, Debarca in the east and Lake Ohrid in the south forms the natural administrative border. It also completely encloses the Opština of Vevčani in the west of Albania.

The Black Drin is dammed after about 20 kilometers from its outlet at Globočica and thus forms the reservoir of the same name . The hydropower plant was completed in 1965 and has a total output of 42 megawatts .

In the west of the Opština towards Albania rise the mountains of Jablanica (highest elevation in the municipal area 2257  m. Y. Y. Year ), in the north the Karaorman Mountains (highest elevation in the municipal area 1791  m. Y. Y. ) And in the east a mountain range lying outside the Opština ( highest elevation 1196  m. in the year ), which divides the plains of Struga and Ohrid .

Until 2004 Labuništa , Velešta , Lukovo and Delogoždi formed independent Opštini. However, they were joined by the reforms in the Macedonian local administration of Opština Struga that year.

Flora and fauna

There are many vineyards and chestnut plantations on the slopes of the Jablanica Mountains . The horse chestnut leaf miner was detected here in Europe for the first time in 1984 . The common beech is also very common. From a mountain height of 1200  m. i. J. there are more conifers . Walnut and fig trees grow near the lake . There are also cypresses and pyramid poplars in many places .

Wolves , lynxes , chamois , ibexes and brown bears , among others, live in the higher mountain regions - much less numerous today than in the past . Even deer , deer , marten and wild boar found in the forest areas - especially in the north of the territory of Opština - suitable habitat. The bird world around the lake is very species-rich.

population

Distribution of over seven ethnic groups in the villages of Opština

According to the 2002 census, the population was composed as follows:

Ethnic group Absolute proportion Percentage
Albanians 36,029 56.84%
Macedonians 20,336 32.08%
Turks 3,628 5.72%
Wallachians 656 1.03%
Roma 116 0.18%
Serbs 106 0.16%
Bosniaks 103 0.16%
Other 2,402 3.79%
Total 63,376

Note: The percentages are rounded to two decimal places.

households

A total of 14,485 households were registered in the same census in 2002. This means that an average of four people live in a household.

structure

In addition to the town of Struga, the Opština also includes the following 50 villages, which are geographically classified as follows:

East of the Jablanica mountain range

At the Lakeshore

In the Karaorman Mountains

On the left bank of the Drin

On the right bank of the Drin

In the Struga Plain in the northeast

The villages marked with "Wüst" can sometimes have less than 100 inhabitants.
All localities are listed in the respective area from south to north.

Web links

Commons : Opština Struga  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 2002 census: official results (PDF; 394 kB)