# Dolneni Municipality

Dolneni (Macedonian: Долнени, Albanian: Dollnen, Bosnian: Dolneni) is a municipality in the central part of North Macedonia. Dolneni is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is located. The municipality is part of the Pelagonia Statistical Region.

## Geography

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

## Demographics

According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 13,126 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
| | 2002 | 2002 | 2021 | 2021 |
| | Number | % | Number | % |
| TOTAL | 13,568 | 100 | 13,126 | 100 |
| Albanians | 3,616 | 26.65 | 4,442 | 33.84 |
| Macedonians | 4,871 | 35.9 | 3,831 | 29.19 |
| Turks | 2,597 | 19.14 | 2,434 | 18.54 |
| Bosniaks | 2,380 | 17.54 | 2,006 | 15.28 |
| Serbs | 16 | 0.12 | 13 | 0.1 |
| Vlachs | | | 7 | 0.05 |
| Roma | 13 | 0.1 | | |
| Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 75 | 0.55 | 21 | 0.17 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | | | 372 | 2.83 |
Religious affiliation according to the 2002 Macedonia census and 2021 North Macedonia census:
| | 2002 | 2002 | 2021 | 2021 |
| | Number | % | Number | % |
| TOTAL | 13,568 | 100 | 13,126 | 100 |
| Islam | 8,605 | 63.4 | 8,873 | 67.6 |
| Orthodox | 4,870 | 35.9 | 3,585 | 29.5 |
| Christians | 1 | 0.01 | 259 | 29.5 |
| Catholics | 8 | 0.06 | 32 | 29.5 |
| Others | 84 | 0.62 | 5 | 0.04 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | n/a | n/a | 372 | 2.83 |

## Inhabited places

There are 36 inhabited places in this municipality.
| Inhabited Places | Total | Macedonians | Albanians | Turks | Roma | Vlachs | Serbs | Bosniaks | 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 |