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Debar Municipality

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Country
  
Macedonia

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Municipal seat
  
Debar

Area code(s)
  
++389 46

Debar Municipality

Region
  
Southwestern Statistical Region

Debar (Macedonian: Дебар [ˈdɛːbar], Albanian: Dibra) is a municipality in western part of Republic of Macedonia. Debar is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Debar Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region.

Contents

Map of Municipality of Debar, Macedonia (FYROM)

Geography

The municipality borders Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality to the northeast, Kičevo Municipality to the southeast, Centar Župa Municipality to the south, and Albania to the west.

Villages

Besides the central town Debar, the municipality consists of the following villages: Banište, Bomovo, Dolno Kosovrasti, Džepište, Gari, Gorno Kosovrasti, Hame, Konjari, Krivci, Mogorče, Osoj, Otišani, Rajčica, Selokukji, Spas, Tatar, Tatar Elevci, and Trnanik.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002 this municipality has 19,542 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

  • Albanians = 11,348 (58.1%)
  • Macedonians = 3,911 (20.0%)
  • Turks = 2,684 (13.7%)
  • Roma = 1,080 (5.5%)
  • others.
  • Mother tongues in the municipality include:

  • Albanian = 12,051 (61.6%)
  • Macedonian = 5,973 (30.5%)
  • Turkish = 1,358 (6.9%)
  • Roma = 50 (0.25%)
  • Demographic development of Debar municipality within today borders.

    References

    Debar Municipality Wikipedia