Vrapčište Municipality
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Municipality of Vrapčište
Општина Врапчиште Komuna e Vrapçishtit | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipal seat | Vrapčište |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Isen Shabani (AA) |
| Population | |
• Total | 19,842 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Website | Official Website |
Vrapčište (Macedonian: , Albanian: Vrapçisht is a municipality in western North Macedonia. Vrapčište is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.
Geography
[edit]The municipality borders Bogovinje Municipality to the north, Brvenica Municipality to the east, and Gostivar Municipality to the south, Kosovo to the west.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 19,842 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 25,399 | 100 | 19,842 | 100 |
| Albanians | 21,101 | 83.08 | 15,109 | 76.15 |
| Turks | 3,134 | 12.34 | 3,099 | 15.62 |
| Macedonians | 1,041 | 4.1 | 875 | 4.41 |
| Bosniaks | 8 | 0.04 | 9 | 0.05 |
| Serbs | 4 | 0.02 | 6 | 0.03 |
| Roma | 3 | 0.01 | ||
| Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 111 | 0.42 | 7 | 0.03 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 734 | 3.7 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
