Bitola is the largest urban center in the fertile Pelagonia valley and the second largest city in Macedonia.
Located in the southwestern part of Macedonia, at the foot of the mountain Baba with the peak Pelister (2.601 m), the city of Bitola is located 13 km from the Macedonian – Greek border. Administratively speaking, Bitola city is the seat of the Municipality of Bitola, and a major regional center for the south part of Macedonia.
Municipality of Bitola
- Bul 1-vi Maj, No 61, 7000, Bitola
- www.bitola.gov.mk
- email: bitola@t-home.mk
- Phone: +389 47 234 234
- Fax: +389 47 208 307
Bitola Facts
- Name: Bitola
- Country:Republic of Macedonia
- Mayor: Natasha Petrovska (Наташа Петровска)
- Nickname:”The city of consuls”
- Motto:Bitola, babam Bitola
- Coordinates:41°01′55″N 21°20′05″E
- Area: City 422.39 km2 (163.1 sq mi)
- Elevation:+576 m (1,890 ft)
- Population: (2002) 95,385 (City)
- Time zone:CET (UTC+1)
- Postal code:7000
- Area code:389 047
- Electricity:220 V; 50 Hz
- Patron saint: Saint Nectarios of Bitola
