Useful Information's

Name:	Bitola
Country:	Republic of Macedonia
Mayor:	Vladimir Taleski
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)	City 95,385
Time zone:	CET (UTC+1)
Postal code:	7000
Area code:	389 047
Electricity:	220 V; 50 Hz
Patron saint:	Saint Nectarios of Bitola

Twin towns

Bitola participates in town twinning to foster good international relations. Its current partners include:

- Pushkin, Russia

- Épinal, France

- Rijeka, Croatia

- Bursa, Turkey

- Kranj, Slovenia

- Rockdale, NSW, Australia

- Kremenchuk, Ukraine

- Pleven, Bulgaria

- Zemun, Serbia

- Kaiserslautern, Germany

- Prizren, Kosovo

- Korçë, Albania