Kruševo Municipality ( ; ) is a municipality in the central region of North Macedonia. Kruševo is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Pelagonia Statistical Region.
Geography The municipality borders Plasnica Municipality to the northwest, Makedonski Brod Municipality to the north, Dolneni Municipality and Krivogaštani Municipality to the east, Mogila Municipality to the south, and Demir Hisar Municipality and Kičevo Municipality to the west.
Demographics Besides Macedonians, the municipality of Kruševo also contains a Muslim Albanian population living in the region. In the modern era relations between Kruševo Aromanians and Muslim Albanians remain cordial, as do relations of Kruševo's Christian inhabitants with Muslim villagers of the municipality when they arrive into town to conduct business on market day and attend to administrative tasks. In 1996 the creation of Žitoše municipality (now part of Dolneni Municipality) reduced some of Kruševo Municipality's religious and linguistic diversity as the new municipal unit included a sizable number of Muslim Albanians. p. 224. "In the contemporary setting, reportedly, relations between Vlahs and Albanians remained cordial in the Kruševo region. So, more generally, do those between Kruševo's Christian population and the Muslim villagers in the municipality who come to town to deal with administrative tasks and buy and sell on market days."; p. 275. "The 1994 census was conducted under international supervision, and was followed in 1996 by the reorganization of administrative boundaries, which created an effect of reducing the Kruševo's religious and linguistic diversity, as the majority of those included in the new municipality of Žitoše were Muslim Albanians."
According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 8,385 inhabitants.2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF) Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
20022021Number%Number%TOTAL9,6841008,385100Macedonians6,08162.794,31651.47Albanians2,06421.312,46429.39Vlachs1,02010.5386710.34Turks3153.252833.38Bosniaks1371.411081.29Serbs380.39100.12Other / Undeclared / Unknown290.32350.41Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources3023.6
Religious affiliation according to the 2002 Macedonia census and 2021 North Macedonia census: 20022021Number%Number%TOTAL9,6841008,385100Orthodox7,09673.33,35162.1Christians//1,843Catholics30.0311Islam2,51426.02,85934.1Others710.73190.23Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sourcesn/an/a3023.60
Demographic Trends Live births by ethnic affiliation of mother, 2010-2021
MacedoniansAlbaniansTurksVlachsRomaBosniaksOthersTOTALYearBirths%Births%Births%Births%Births%Births%Births%Births20105246.434439.29108.9310.8900.0010.8943.5711220114041.244243.3044.1222.0622.0633.0944.129720123431.485550.931211.121.8532.7800.0021.8510820135542.645542.641310.100.0000.0032.3332.3312920144342.164847.0632.9410.9832.9421.9621.9610220154539.133833.042017.486.9621.7410.8710.8711520164141.414747.4744.0422.0211.0133.0311.019920173438.643640.911112.522.2733.4111.1411.148820183843.684045.9844.6033.4500.0022.3000.008720192934.524047.621011.933.5711.1911.1900.008420204240.785250.4921.9421.9421.9421.9410.9710320212434.293651.4345.7122.8600.0022.8622.86702022 29 40.27 37 51.39 3 4.17 1 1.39 1 1.39 0 0.00 1 1.397220232939.733750.6834.1111.3700.0034.1100.0073
Inhabited places
There are 18 inhabited places in this municipality.
Inhabited Places Total MacedoniansAlbaniansTurksRomaVlachsSerbsBosniaksOthers Kruševo Municipality8,3854,3162,464283-867--455 Aldanci4425429-----8 Arilevo22------- Belušino92-91-----1Birino0 - - - - - - - - Borino385-31313---4712 Bučin522502---1--19 Dolno Divjaci2725------2 Gorno Divjaci1111------- Jakrenovo276-14648---5428 Kruševo4,1043,0539--866101165 Miloševo4242------- Norovo770-725-----45 Ostrilci1919------- Presil574425291----2 Pusta Reka5346------7 Saždevo476-222221---627 Selce66------- Sveto Mitrani357336------21 Vrboec227227-------
Education Education in the Municipality is organized in 2 elementary schools and 1 high school:
Elementary School "Nikola Karev" Elementary School "Cyril and Methodius" High School "Naum Naumovski - Borce"
During the school year 2018/2019, 750 students attended elementary school in the territory of Municipality, of which 366 Albanians, 321 Macedonians, 57 Aromanians and 6 others.
References
External links Official website