Mavrovo (region)
From many points of view, the Gostivar region is divided into several small areas. One of them is the Mavrovo region with its three villages: Mavrovo, Nikiforovo and Leunovo. This micro region is named Mavrovo because most of the people lived in the village of Mavrovo and most respectable families were from Mavrovo.
The exquisite location, (Bistra mountain and the artificial lake) helped this region in growing into a big tourist center throughout the whole year. Mavrovo is the most popular ski center in the Republic of Macedonia.
The ski center named “Zare Lazareski” has two double lift chairs, one single lift chair with over 1100 person capacity per hour, several ski lifts with synchronized connection and over 5000 person capacity per hour. The ski center was renovated recently, so the capacity of the ski lifts and the ski chairs is increased. The ski trails start at 1960m and end at 1250m above sea level.
The lake lies at an altitude of 1220m. and its foundation began in 1953. It is 12 kilometers long and 3 kilometers wide and covers an area of 13,3 square kilometers. The coast is 24 kilometers long. The deepest measured spot of the lake is 48 meters deep. There is a lot of fish such as: trout, minnows etc... Lots of fishermen come to fish at Mavrovo lake during the weekend.