Berovo (Macedonian: Берово [ˈbɛrɔvɔ] ) is a municipality in the eastern part of the Republic of North Macedonia. Berovo is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is located. The Berovo Municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.
Municipality of Berovo
Општина Берово | |
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Urban municipality | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Eastern |
| Municipal seat | Berovo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dzvonko Pekevski (SDSM) |
| Area | |
• Total | 598.7 km2 (231.2 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,890 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Website | www |
Geography
editThe municipality borders
- Pehčevo Municipality, Delčevo Municipality, and Vinica Municipality to the north,
- Radoviš Municipality and Vasilevo Municipality to the west,
- Bosilovo Municipality and Novo Selo Municipality to the south, and
- Bulgaria to the east.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 10,890 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 13,941 | 100 | 10,890 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 13,335 | 95.65 | 9,925 | 91.14 |
| Roma | 459 | 3.29 | 339 | 3.11 |
| Turks | 91 | 0.65 | 60 | 0.55 |
| Serbs | 20 | 0.14 | 10 | 0.09 |
| Bosniaks | 3 | 0.02 | 6 | 0.08 |
| Vlachs | 6 | 0.04 | 1 | 0.01 |
| Albanians | 1 | 0.01 | ||
| Others / Undeclared / Unknown | 27 | 0.24 | 46 | 0.4 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 502 | 4.61 | ||
| Demographics of Berovo Municipality | ||
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| Census year | Population | |
| 1994 | 14,179 | |
| 2002 | 13,941 | |
| 2021 | 10,890 | |