Gostivar Municipality




Urban municipality in Polog Statistical Region, North Macedonia














































Municipality of Gostivar


Општина Гостивар
Komuna e Gostivarit
Gostivar Belediyesi

Urban municipality

Official logo of Municipality of Gostivar
Coat of arms
Location of Municipality of Gostivar
Country
 North Macedonia
Region Polog Statistical Region
Municipal seat Gostivar
Government

 • Mayor Arben Taravari (AA)
Area

 • Total 513.39 km2 (198.22 sq mi)
Population

 • Total 81,042
 • Density 158/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
Website Official Website



Population of Gostivar. (11 January 1945)


Gostivar (Macedonian: Гостивар [ˈɡɔstivar] (About this soundlisten); Albanian: Gostivari, Turkish: Gostivar) is a municipality in western part of the Republic of North Macedonia.



  • Gostivar is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found.
    • Gostivar Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Geography


The municipality borders



  • the Mavrovo and Rostuša, Kičevo municipalities to the south,


  • Makedonski Brod Municipality to the east,


  • Brvenica and Vrapčište municipalities to the north, and


  • Albania and Kosovo to the west.



Demographics


The municipality has 35 inhabited places, one town and 34 villages.


According to the last national census from 2002 this municipality has 81,042 inhabitants.[1]


Ethnic groups in the municipality include:



  • Albanians = 54,038 (66.7%)

  • Macedonians = 15,877 (19.6%)

  • Turks = 7,991 (9.9%)

  • Roma = 2,237 (2.8%)

  • others.



References





  1. ^ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)




External links


  • Official website




Coordinates: 41°48′N 20°55′E / 41.800°N 20.917°E / 41.800; 20.917







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