Čaška Municipality
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Čaška municipality (Macedonian:Општина Чашка) |
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General information | |
Municipality center | Čaška |
Area | 819,45 km² |
elevation | / |
postal code | 1413 |
area code | 043 |
Status | Rural municipality |
licence | VE |
mayor | Boško Dimovski |
website | [1] |
Population -density |
7 673 9,36 people/km² |
Čaška (Macedonian: Чашка) is a municipality in central Republic of Macedonia. Čaška is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of Vardar statistical region.
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[edit] Geography
The municipality borders Studeničani municipality and Zelenikovo municipality in the north, Veles municipality, Rosoman municipality and Gradsko municipality in the east, Makedonski Brod municipality and Dolneni municipality in the west, Kavadarci municipality and Prilep municipality in the south.
[edit] History
By the 2003 territorial division of the Republic, the rural Bogomila municipality and Izvor municipality were attached to Čaška municipality.
[edit] Tourism
There is a tourism boom in some areas in the municipality since 2007 and 2008. In 2008 there were 25% more tourists than the year before. Besides domestic tourists, there were also guests from Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.[1]
[edit] Demographics
Ethnic groups in the municipality (2002 census):
- Macedonians = 4,395
- Albanians = 2,703
- Turks = 391
- others.
Demographics of Čaška municipality | ||||
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Census year | Population | Territorial Division 2003 |
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1994 | 2,876 | |||
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7,441 | |||
2002 | 5,140 |
Demographics of the abolished Bogomila municipality | ||
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Census year | Population | |
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1994 | 1,336 | |
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2002 | 1,252 |
Demographics of the abolished Izvor municipality | ||
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Census year | Population | |
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1994 | 1,157 | |
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2002 | 1,049 |