Gostivar Municipality
Municipality of Gostivar Општина Гостивар Komuna e Gostivarit Gostivar Belediyesi | ||
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Urban municipality | ||
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| 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] (
listen); 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
^ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
External links
- Official website
Municipalities of North Macedonia | ||
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 Municipalities of North Macedonia with an Albanian majority  | |
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The municipality names in italics have an Albanian population of over 50% but below 60%. Names in brackets are Albanian equivalents of the Macedonian names. |
Coordinates: 41°48′N 20°55′E / 41.800°N 20.917°E / 41.800; 20.917
