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 | 25,399 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Website | Official Website |
Vrapčište (Macedonian: 
Врапчиште (help·info), 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 last national census from 2002, this municipality has 25,399 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
- Albanians = 21,101 (83.1%)
- Turks = 3,134 (12.3%)
- Macedonians = 1,041 (4.1%)
- others = 123 (0.5%)
References[edit]
- ^ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
