Gostivar Municipality
Municipality of Gostivar
Општина Гостивар Komuna e Gostivarit | |
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Urban municipality | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| 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 |
Gostivar (Macedonian: Гостивар [ˈɡɔstivar] ; Albanian: Komuna e Gostivarit) is a municipality in the western part 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.
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.
History
On 26 November 2019, an earthquake struck Albania and Gostivar Municipality contributed humanitarian aid and teams of firefighters and doctors toward the relief effort for earthquake victims.[2]
References
- ^ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
- ^ "Komunat shqiptare në Maqedoni anulojnë kremtimet për festat e nëntorit" (in Albanian). Gazeta Express. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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