Mavrovo i Rostuše Municipality
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Mavrovo i Rostuše Municipality
Општина Маврово и Ростушe Mavrova ve Rostuşa Belediyesi | |
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Rural municipality | |
Country | North Macedonia |
Region | Polog |
Municipal seat | Rostuše |
Government | |
• Mayor | Medat Kurtovski (SDSM) |
Area | |
• Total | 663.19 km2 (256.06 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,042 |
• Density | 13/km2 (30/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Mavrovo i Rostuše (Macedonian: ) (Turkish: Mavrova ve Rostuşa) is a municipality in western North Macedonia. The municipal seat is located in the village of Rostuše. This municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.
Geography
The municipality borders Gostivar Municipality to the north, Kičevo Municipality to the east, Debar Municipality to the south and Albania to the west.
Demographics
According to the last national census from 2021, this municipality has 5,042 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
2002 | 2021 | |||
Number | % | Number | % | |
TOTAL | 8,618 | 100 | 5,042 | 100 |
Turks | 2,680 | 31.1 | 1,555 | 30.8 |
Macedonians | 4,349 | 50.5 | 1,474 | 29.2 |
Albanians | 1,483 | 17.2 | 470 | 9.3 |
others (predominantly Torbeši) | 106 | 1.2 | 1,138 | 22.6 |
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | n/a | n/a | 405 | 8.04 |
- Religious affiliation according to the 2002 and 2021 Macedonian censuses:
2002 | 2021 | |||
Number | % | Number | % | |
TOTAL | 8,618 | 100 | 5,042 | 100 |
Islam | 7,627 | 88.5 | 3,669 | 72.8 |
Orthodox | 848 | 9.84 | 700 | 18.9 |
Christians | 0 | 0.00 | 254 | |
Catholics | 14 | 0.16 | 1 | |
others | 129 | 1.50 | 13 | 0.26 |
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | n/a | 405 | 8.04 |
Mother tongues declared, per the 2021 census, include the following:[2]
- Macedonian: 4,120 (81.2%)
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources: 405 (8.0%)
- Albanian: 355 (7.0%)
- Turkish: 138 (2.7%)
- Others: 24 (0.5%)
Notable people
- Josif Bageri
- Čede Filipovski Dame
- Golub Janić
- Josif Mihajlović Jurukovski
- Doksim Mihailović
- Georgi Pulevski
- Aleksandar Sarievski
- Kuzman Sotirović
- Vuča Žikić
- Parteniy Zografski
- Lazar Ličenoski
- Slavko Brezoski
See also
References
External links
Categories:
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