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Vrapčište Municipality

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Country
  
Macedonia

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Mayor
  
Bajram Kadria (DUI)

Municipal seat
  
Vrapčište

Area
  
158 km²

Vrapčište Municipality

Region
  
Polog Statistical Region

Vrapčište (Macedonian:  Врапчиште , Albanian: Vrapçishti, Turkish: Vrapçişte) is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Vrapčište is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.

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Geography

The municipality borders Bogovinje Municipality to the north, Brvenica Municipality to the east, and Gostivar Municipality to the south, Kosovo to the west.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002, this municipality has 25,399 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

  • Albanians = 21,101 (83.1%)
  • Turks = 3,134 (12.3%)
  • Macedonians = 1,041 (4.1%)
  • others = 123 (0.5%)

    • References

    Vrapčište Municipality Wikipedia
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