Gostivar Municipality
| Municipality of Gostivar Општина Гостивар Komuna e Gostivarit Gostivar Belediyesi | |||
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| Urban municipality | |||
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| Country |
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| Region | Polog Statistical Region | ||
| 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) | ||
Population of Gostivar. (11 January 1945)
Gostivar (Macedonian: Гостивар [ˈɡɔstivar] (
- 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.
References
- ↑ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
External links
The municipality names in italics have an Albanian population of over 50% but below 60%. Names in brackets are Albanian equivalents of the Macedonian names. |
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