Dolneni Municipality

Municipality of Dolneni Општина Долнени Komuna e Dollnenit
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Pelagonia
Municipal seat	Dolneni
Government
• Mayor	Xhemil Qamili (BDI)
Area
• Total	412.43 km2 (159.24 sq mi)
Population
• Total	13,126
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Website	Official Website

Dolneni (Template:Lang-mk, Template:Lang-sq) is a municipality in the central part of North Macedonia. Dolneni is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. The municipality is part of the Pelagonia Statistical Region.

Geography

The municipality borders Čaška Municipality to the northeast, Prilep Municipality to the southeast, Krivogaštani Municipality to the south, Kruševo Municipality to the southwest, and Makedonski Brod Municipality to the northwest.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2021 this municipality has 13,126 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

	2002		2021
	Number	%	Number	%
TOTAL	13,568	100	13,126	100
Macedonians	4,871	35.9	3,831	29.19
Albanians	3,616	26.7	4,442	33.84
Turks	2,597	19.1	2,434	18.54
Bosniaks	2,380	17.5	2,006	15.28
others	104	0.8	41	0.31
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources	n/a	n/a	372	2.83

Religious affiliation according to the 2002 and 2021 Macedonian censuses:

	2002		2021
	Number	%	Number	%
TOTAL	13,568	100	13,126	100
Islam	8,605	63.4	8,385	67.6
Orthodox	4,870	35.9	3,585	29.5
Christians	1	0.01	259
Catholics	8	0.06	32
others	84	0.62	5	0.04
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources	n/a		372	2.83

Inhabited places

There are 36 inhabited places in this municipality.

Inhabited Places	Total	Macedonians	Albanians	Turks	Roma	Vlachs	Serbs	Bosnians	Others
Dolneni	13,126	3,831	4,442	2,434	-	-	-	2,006	413
Belo Pole	174	166	7	-	-	-	-	-	1
Brailovo	186	183	1	-	-	-	1	-	1
Crnilište	1.937	23	1.894	2	-	-	-	-	18
Debrešte	2.600	81	528	1.941	-	-	-	3	43
Desovo	1.108	76	347	8	-	-	-	603	74
Dolgaec	41	39	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Dolneni	300	287	1	-	-	-	-	-	12
Drenovci	235	222	3	-	-	-	-	-	10
Dupjačani	127	124	1	-	-	-	-	-	2
Gorno Selo	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gostiražni	135	31	97	-	-	-	1	-	6
Kostinci	72	71	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Košino	66	60	2	-	-	-	-	-	4
Kutleševo	25	25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lažani	1.755	264	153	377	-	-	-	901	60
Lokveni	144	11	4	3	-	-	1	115	11
Malo Mramorani	46	46	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Margari	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nebregovo	118	105	-	-	-	-	-	-	13
Novoselani	94	87	-	-	-	-	-	-	7
Peštalevo	511	254	119	93	-	-	1	30	14
Rilevo	48	46	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
Ropotovo	516	487	2	-	-	-	1	-	26
Sarandinovo	93	93	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sekirci	258	247	-	-	-	-	-	-	11
Senokos	271	268	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
Slepče	34	24	-	-	-	6	-	-	4
Slivje	23	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Sredorek	30	30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Strovija	24	18	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Vranče	84	79	-	-	-	-	-	-	5
Zabrčani	50	49	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Zapolžani	229	218	1	-	-	-	-	-	10
Zrze	39	36	-	-	1	-	-	-	2
Žabjani	49	46	1	-	-	-	-	-	2
Žitoše	1.690	1	1.280	10	-	-	3	354	42