Gostivar Municipality
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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] (
listen); 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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ 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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