# Kruševo Municipality

Kruševo Municipality (Macedonian: Крушево ; Albanian: Krushevë) is a municipality in the central region of North Macedonia. Kruševo is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Pelagonia Statistical Region.

## Geography

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.

## Demographics

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 | 2002 | 2021 | 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 | 2002 | 2021 | 2021 |
| | Number | % | Number | % |
| TOTAL | 9,684 | 100 | 8,385 | 100 |
| Orthodox | 7,096 | 73.3 | 3,351 | 62.1 |
| Christians | / | / | 1,843 | 62.1 |
| Catholics | 3 | 0.03 | 11 | 62.1 |
| 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 | Macedonians | Albanians | Albanians | Turks | Turks | Vlachs | Vlachs | Roma | Roma | Bosniaks | Bosniaks | Others | 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 |

## Inhabited places

There are 18 inhabited places in this municipality.
| Inhabited Places | Total | Macedonians | Albanians | Turks | Roma | Aromanians | Serbs | Bosnians | 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

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.