Kruševo Municipality

• Name — Kruševo Municipality • Native Name — Komuna e Krushevës • Type — Urban municipality • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Pelagonia • Blank Emblem Type — Coat of arms • Blank Emblem Size — 80px • Seat Type — Municipal seat • Seat — Kruševo • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Tome Hristoski (SDSM) • Area Total Km2 — 190.68 • Population Total — 8385 • Population Density Km2 — 51 • Area Code — 48 • Custom Label Sec1 — Vehicle registration • Custom Data Sec1 — KS • Postal Code — 7550 • Time Zone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Official Name — Оштина Крушево

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.

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. According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 8,385 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality include: • 2002 — 2021 • Number — % — Number — % • TOTAL — 9,684 — 100 — 8,385 — 100 • Macedonians — 6,081 — 62.79 — 4,316 — 51.47 • Albanians — 2,064 — 21.31 — 2,464 — 29.39 • Vlachs — 1,020 — 10.53 — 867 — 10.34 • Turks — 315 — 3.25 — 283 — 3.38 • Bosniaks — 137 — 1.41 — 108 — 1.29 • Serbs — 38 — 0.39 — 10 — 0.12 • Other / Undeclared / Unknown — 29 — 0.32 — 35 — 0.41 • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources — 302 — 3.6 • Religious affiliation according to the 2002 Macedonia census and 2021 North Macedonia census: • 2002 — 2021 • Number — % — Number — % • TOTAL — 9,684 — 100 — 8,385 — 100 • Orthodox — 7,096 — 73.3 — 3,351 — 62.1 • Christians — / — / — 1,843 • Catholics — 3 — 0.03 — 11 • Islam — 2,514 — 26.0 — 2,859 — 34.1 • Others — 71 — 0.73 — 19 — 0.23 • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources — n/a — n/a — 302 — 3.60 • Demographic Trends Live births by ethnic affiliation of mother, 2010-2021 • Macedonians — Albanians — Turks — Vlachs — Roma — Bosniaks — Others — TOTAL • Year — Births — % — Births — % — Births — % — Births — % — Births — % — Births — % — Births — % — Births • 2010 — 52 — 46.43 — 44 — 39.29 — 10 — 8.93 — 1 — 0.89 — 0 — 0.00 — 1 — 0.89 — 4 — 3.57 — 112 • 2011 — 40 — 41.24 — 42 — 43.30 — 4 — 4.12 — 2 — 2.06 — 2 — 2.06 — 3 — 3.09 — 4 — 4.12 — 97 • 2012 — 34 — 31.48 — 55 — 50.93 — 12 — 11.1 — 2 — 1.85 — 3 — 2.78 — 0 — 0.00 — 2 — 1.85 — 108 • 2013 — 55 — 42.64 — 55 — 42.64 — 13 — 10.1 — 0 — 0.00 — 0 — 0.00 — 3 — 2.33 — 3 — 2.33 — 129 • 2014 — 43 — 42.16 — 48 — 47.06 — 3 — 2.94 — 1 — 0.98 — 3 — 2.94 — 2 — 1.96 — 2 — 1.96 — 102 • 2015 — 45 — 39.13 — 38 — 33.04 — 20 — 17.4 — 8 — 6.96 — 2 — 1.74 — 1 — 0.87 — 1 — 0.87 — 115 • 2016 — 41 — 41.41 — 47 — 47.47 — 4 — 4.04 — 2 — 2.02 — 1 — 1.01 — 3 — 3.03 — 1 — 1.01 — 99 • 2017 — 34 — 38.64 — 36 — 40.91 — 11 — 12.5 — 2 — 2.27 — 3 — 3.41 — 1 — 1.14 — 1 — 1.14 — 88 • 2018 — 38 — 43.68 — 40 — 45.98 — 4 — 4.60 — 3 — 3.45 — 0 — 0.00 — 2 — 2.30 — 0 — 0.00 — 87 • 2019 — 29 — 34.52 — 40 — 47.62 — 10 — 11.9 — 3 — 3.57 — 1 — 1.19 — 1 — 1.19 — 0 — 0.00 — 84 • 2020 — 42 — 40.78 — 52 — 50.49 — 2 — 1.94 — 2 — 1.94 — 2 — 1.94 — 2 — 1.94 — 1 — 0.97 — 103 • 2021 — 24 — 34.29 — 36 — 51.43 — 4 — 5.71 — 2 — 2.86 — 0 — 0.00 — 2 — 2.86 — 2 — 2.86 — 70 • 2022 — 29 — 40.27 — 37 — 51.39 — 3 — 4.17 — 1 — 1.39 — 1 — 1.39 — 0 — 0.00 — 1 — 1.39 — 72 • 2023 — 29 — 39.73 — 37 — 50.68 — 3 — 4.11 — 1 — 1.37 — 0 — 0.00 — 3 — 4.11 — 0 — 0.00 — 73

There are 18 inhabited places in this municipality. • Inhabited Places — Total — Macedonians||Albanians||Turks||Roma||Vlachs||Serbs||Bosniaks||Others • Kruševo Municipality — 8,385 — 4,316 — 2,464 — 283 — - — 867 — - — - — 455 • Aldanci — 442 — 5 — 429 — - — - — - — - — - — 8 • Arilevo — 2 — 2 — - — - — - — - — - — - — - • Belušino — 92 — - — 91 — - — - — - — - — - — 1 • Birino — 0 — - — - — - — - — - — - — - — - • Borino — 385 — - — 313 — 13 — - — - — - — 47 — 12 • Bučin — 522 — 502 — - — - — - — 1 — - — - — 19 • Dolno Divjaci — 27 — 25 — - — - — - — - — - — - — 2 • Gorno Divjaci — 11 — 11 — - — - — - — - — - — - — - • Jakrenovo — 276 — - — 146 — 48 — - — - — - — 54 — 28 • Kruševo — 4,104 — 3,053 — 9 — - — - — 866 — 10 — 1 — 165 • Miloševo — 42 — 42 — - — - — - — - — - — - — - • Norovo — 770 — - — 725 — - — - — - — - — - — 45 • Ostrilci — 19 — 19 — - — - — - — - — - — - — - • Presil — 574 — 42 — 529 — 1 — - — - — - — - — 2 • Pusta Reka — 53 — 46 — - — - — - — - — - — - — 7 • Saždevo — 476 — - — 222 — 221 — - — - — - — 6 — 27 • Selce — 6 — 6 — - — - — - — - — - — - — - • Sveto Mitrani — 357 — 336 — - — - — - — - — - — - — 21 • Vrboec — 227 — 227 — - — - — - — - — - — - — -

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.