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Καλύπτοντας περιοχή 1,798 χλμ² και με πληθυσμό 122,173 κατοίκων (1991). Ο ποταμός Ντραγκόρ (ο αρχαίος ''Υδραγόρας'') κυλά μέσα από την πόλη που είναι κτισμένη σε ύψος 615 μέτρων πάνω από τη στάθμη της θάλασσας, στις παρυφές του [[Βαρνούντας|Βαρνούντα]]. Η ψηλότερη κορυφή (''Πελιστέρ δηλ.'' Περιστέρι, 2601 μ.) είναι εθνικό πάρκο με χιονοδρομικό κέντρο και με μοναδική χλωρίδα και πανίδα. Ανάμεσα στις διαφορετικές ποικιλίες ξεχωρίζει το σπάνιο είδος μακεδονικής πεύκης (ή βαλκανική πενταβέλονη πεύκη, επιστ. ονομ. ''[[βαλκανικό πεύκο|pinus peuce]]'').
==Κλίμα==
Η Μπίτολα έχει ήπιο ηπειρωτικό κλίμα, χαρακτηριστικό της περιοχής της [[Πελαγονία]]ς με ζεστά και ξηρά καλοκαίρια και κρύους χειμώνες με χιόνια.
{{Weather box
|location= Bitola (1961–1990, ακρότατα 1948–1993)
|metric first= y
|single line= y
|Jan record high C = 17.2
|Feb record high C = 21.2
|Mar record high C = 31.2
|Apr record high C = 30.0
|May record high C = 32.5
|Jun record high C = 38.0
|Jul record high C = 40.6
|Aug record high C = 39.0
|Sep record high C = 36.0
|Oct record high C = 30.8
|Nov record high C = 26.1
|Dec record high C = 19.4
|year record high C = 40.6
|Jan high C = 3.3
|Feb high C = 6.5
|Mar high C = 11.3
|Apr high C = 16.5
|May high C = 21.7
|Jun high C = 25.9
|Jul high C = 28.6
|Aug high C = 28.5
|Sep high C = 24.8
|Oct high C = 18.3
|Nov high C = 11.5
|Dec high C = 5.3
|year high C = 16.9
|Jan mean C = -0.8
|Feb mean C = 1.9
|Mar mean C = 6.3
|Apr mean C = 11.1
|May mean C = 15.7
|Jun mean C = 19.5
|Jul mean C = 21.7
|Aug mean C = 21.1
|Sep mean C = 17.2
|Oct mean C = 11.4
|Nov mean C = 6.2
|Dec mean C = 1.0
|year mean C = 11.0
|Jan low C = -4.5
|Feb low C = -2.3
|Mar low C = 1.3
|Apr low C = 5.0
|May low C = 8.7
|Jun low C = 11.7
|Jul low C = 13.1
|Aug low C = 12.8
|Sep low C = 9.9
|Oct low C = 5.6
|Nov low C = 1.7
|Dec low C = -2.6
|year low C = 5.0
|Jan record low C = -29.4
|Feb record low C = -26.1
|Mar record low C = -18.7
|Apr record low C = -3.5
|May record low C = -1.6
|Jun record low C = 3.3
|Jul record low C = 5.4
|Aug record low C = 2.6
|Sep record low C = -1.0
|Oct record low C = -6.1
|Nov record low C = -15.3
|Dec record low C = -26.7
|year record low C = -29.4
|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation mm = 50.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 49.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 51.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 43.8
|May precipitation mm = 61.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 40.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 40.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 31.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 35.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 55.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 73.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 68.0
|year precipitation mm = 599.9
|humidity colour = green
|Jan humidity = 83
|Feb humidity = 78
|Mar humidity = 71
|Apr humidity = 65
|May humidity = 65
|Jun humidity = 60
|Jul humidity = 56
|Aug humidity = 57
|Sep humidity = 64
|Oct humidity = 72
|Nov humidity = 79
|Dec humidity = 83
|year humidity = 69
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 8
|Feb precipitation days = 8
|Mar precipitation days = 8
|Apr precipitation days = 7
|May precipitation days = 8
|Jun precipitation days = 6
|Jul precipitation days = 5
|Aug precipitation days = 4
|Sep precipitation days = 5
|Oct precipitation days = 6
|Nov precipitation days = 8
|Dec precipitation days = 9
|year precipitation days = 82
|Jan sun = 81.1
|Feb sun = 106.9
|Mar sun = 155.2
|Apr sun = 199.2
|May sun = 250.5
|Jun sun = 291.3
|Jul sun = 334.0
|Aug sun = 312.2
|Sep sun = 241.0
|Oct sun = 176.5
|Nov sun = 111.1
|Dec sun = 75.9
|year sun = 2334.9
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>{{cite web
| url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_VI/MC/13583.TXT
| title = Bitola Climate Normals 1961–1990
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| accessdate = March 22, 2015}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]] (extremes)<ref name = DWD>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_135830_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Bitola / Mazedonien
| work = Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world
| publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst
| language = German
| accessdate = February 14, 2016}}</ref>
|date=November 2011
}}
== Ιστορία ==
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