Lazaropole (Macedonian: Лазарополе) is a village in the Municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša, North Macedonia. Situated on a plateau at Mount Bistra and surrounded by beech and oak forest; at 1,350 m altitude, it is one of the highest settlements in the country.
Lazaropole
Лазарополе | |
|---|---|
 Panoramic view of the village | |
  Lazaropole Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°32′10″N 20°41′38″E / 41.53611°N 20.69389°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Mavrovo and Rostuša |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 29 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Culture
editThe traditional Macedonian folk dance Teškoto is from the area of Lazaropole.
People born in Lazaropole
edit- Isaija Mažovski, painter and writer
- Simon Drakul, writer
- Mate Grujovski
- Vasil Ikonomov
- Gjurčin Kokaleski
- Ante Popovski, writer
Demographics
editAccording to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 29 inhabitants, including 28 ethnic Macedonians and one Serb.[1]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Lazaropole (1961–1990, extremes 1973–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
38.6 (101.5) |
38.3 (100.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
38.6 (101.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
6.1 (43.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
1.4 (34.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.4 (50.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.9 (21.4) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
2.1 (35.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.0 (−2.2) |
−23.4 (−10.1) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
1.0 (33.8) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−23.4 (−10.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 103.8 (4.09) |
94.8 (3.73) |
99.2 (3.91) |
85.6 (3.37) |
87.1 (3.43) |
59.2 (2.33) |
46.8 (1.84) |
50.8 (2.00) |
68.2 (2.69) |
95.5 (3.76) |
145.3 (5.72) |
130.8 (5.15) |
1,067.1 (42.01) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 110 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 80 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 104.2 | 105.7 | 140.8 | 161.6 | 197.3 | 223.9 | 289.4 | 274.0 | 225.5 | 172.6 | 117.8 | 83.4 | 2,106.2 |
| Source 1: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[3] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Macedonian Census (2002), Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2021
- ^ "Lazaropole Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ "Station Lazaropole" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
External links
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Media related to Lazaropole at Wikimedia Commons