Sopotnica, Demir Hisar


Sopotnica is a village in North Macedonia, it used to be a separate municipality but as of 2005 it belongs to the Demir Hisar municipality.
The area of Sopotnica as a typical rural and urban whole, consists of different developed small populated places-villages, starting from smaller developed villages located in the mountainous part of Sopotnica, till more developed places with elements of urban living, as is Sopotnica, the administrative centre of the former Municipality of Sopotnica.
The main characteristic of the ambient of this area that will take your breath is the contrast that origins by the beauty of the wild landscapes-masterpieces of the nature, and the cultivated areas made by the anthropogenesis factors.
The area of Sopotnica is rich with real and available natural resources, huge cultural and historical heritage and other human valuables.

Demography

Demographic history

According to Vasil Kanchov's study of Macedonia in 1900, "Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics",, counted the village as having 560 inhabitants, all of whom were counted as Bulgarian Christians.
Dimitar Mišev's 1905 study of the Bulgarian Exarchate, Macedonia and its Christian population , counted 640 exarchists in the village.

Demographics Today

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 929 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:
The majority of the population was elderly and the proportion of youths was below the national average.

Notable people