Probištip

Probištip Пробиштип
Basic data
Region :	east
Municipality :	Probištip
Coordinates :	42 ° 0 '  N , 22 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 59 '43 "  N , 22 ° 11' 11"  E
Height :	560  m. i. J.
Area (Opština) :	325.57  km²
Residents :	10,816 (2002)
Inhabitants (Opština) :	16,193 (2002)
Population density :	50 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	(+389) 032
Postal code :	2210
License plate :	ŠT
Structure and administration
Mayor :	Toni Tonevski ( VMRO-DPMNE )
Website :	probistip.gov.mk

Probištip ( Macedonian Пробиштип ) is a small town in eastern North Macedonia and the official seat of an Opština , to which 35 other villages belong. The municipality has 16,193 inhabitants, while 10,816 people live in the city itself (status: 2002 census).

geography

Probištip is located east of the hill chain of Mangovica in the Valley of Zletovska . In the south lies the Kočansko Pole , a plateau named after Kočani , which is typical of Macedonia. In the northeast begins the Osogowo mountain range , in which the highest mountain peaks of Eastern Macedonia are located.

economy

The region is rich in lead , zinc and silver . The mines, formerly known as Zletovo and now Indo Minerals and Mines , have been in operation since 1970. The 2002 unemployment rate in the municipality was 33.79 percent. This was lower than the national average of 38.07 percent.

Culture

The local football club is called FK Rudar Probištip and was founded in 1947.

The Aqua Park Macedonia is located in the north of the city and is a nationally known water theme park .

Web links

Commons : Probištip  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official homepage of the Opština Probištip (Macedonian and English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Census of population, households and dwellings in the Republic of Macedonia, 2002, Final Data. In: State Statistical Office. 2002, accessed on January 16, 2016 (English, PDF file; 384 kB). 
2. ↑ Градоначалник (Mayor). (No longer available online.) In: Official homepage of the Opština Probištip. Archived from the original on January 17, 2016 ; Retrieved January 17, 2016 (Macedonian). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ^ Macedonia. (No longer available online.) In: Reservoir Minerals. Archived from the original on January 16, 2016 ; accessed on January 17, 2016 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Official homepage of Indo Minerals and Mines. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 16, 2016 ; accessed on January 16, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Profile of the club. In: Macedonianfootball.com. Retrieved January 16, 2016 . 
6. ^ Aqua Park Macedonia. Retrieved January 16, 2016 (Macedonian).