Bogovinje Municipality
Municipality of Bogovinje
Општина Боговиње Komuna e Bogovinës | |
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Rural municipality | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region | Polog Statistical Region |
| Municipal seat | Bogovinje |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hazbi Idrizi (DUI) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 28,997 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Website | www |
Bogovinje (Macedonian: ⓘ, Albanian: Bogovinë) is a municipality in the western part of the Republic of Macedonia. Bogovinje is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Bogovinje Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.
Geography
The municipality borders Tetovo Municipality to the north, Brvenica Municipality to the east, Vrapčište Municipality to the south, and Kosovo to the west.
Demographics
According to the last national census from 2002 this municipality has 28,997 inhabitants.[1]
Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
- Albanians = 27,614 (95.2%)
- Turks = 1,183 (4.1%)
- Macedonians = 37 (0.1%)
- others = 163
Inhabited places
The number of the inhabited places in the municipality is 15.
| Inhabited places in Bogovinje Municipality | ||
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| Villages: Bogovinje | Dolno Palciste | Gorno Palciste | Jelovjane | Kamenjane | Novake | Novo Selo | Pirok | Radoviste | Rakovec | Sedllarc | Selce e Keqe | Sinicane | Urvic | Zherovjan |
City: Tetovo | ||
References
- ^ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
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