Debar Municipality

Municipality of Debar

Општина Дебар
Komuna e Dibrës
Municipality of Debar ; Општина Дебар; Komuna e Dibrës
Urban municipality
	Coat of arms
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Southwestern
Municipal seat	Debar
Government
• Mayor	Dr Hekuran Duka
Area
• Total	145.67 km2 (56.24 sq mi)
Population
• Total	19,542
• Density	134.15/km2 (347.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Area code(s)	++389 46
Website	Official Website

Debar (Macedonian: Дебар [ˈdɛːbar] (listen), Albanian: Komuna e Dibrës) is a municipality in western part of Republic of North Macedonia. Debar is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Debar Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region.

Geography[]

The municipality borders Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality to the northeast, Kičevo Municipality to the southeast, Centar Župa Municipality to the south, and Albania to the west.

According to the last national census from 2002 this municipality has 19,542 inhabitants.^[1]

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

Albanians = 11,348 (58.1%)
Macedonians = 3,911 (20.0%)
Turks = 2,684 (13.7%)
Roma = 1,080 (5.5%)
others.

Mother tongues in the municipality include:

Demographic development of Debar municipality within today borders.^[2]

Census year	Total	Macedonians	%	Albanians	%	Turks	%	Roma	%	Vlachs	Serbs	Bosniaks	Other
1953	10258	3392	33.07	5819	56.73	776	7.56	83	0.81	2	114	0	72
1961	11162	2025	18.14	6476	58.02	2002	17.94	0	0.00	0	86	0	573
1971	13802	2022	14.65	8793	63.71	2414	17.49	0	0.00	0	106	0	467
1981	16952	2358	13.91	9981	58.88	1130	6.67	1030	6.08	0	37	0	2416
1994	19010	4266	22.44	10935	57.52	1875	9.86	1103	5.80	1	34	0	796
2002	19542	3911	20.02	11348	58.09	2684	13.74	1080	5.53	2	22	3	492

^ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-07-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

show v t Villages in Debar Municipality
Seat:	Debar
Village(s):	Banište Bomovo Dolno Kosovrasti Džepište Gorno Kosovrasti Hame Konjari Krivci Mogorče Otišani Rajčica Selokuḱi Spas Tatar Elevci Trnaniḱ

show v t Municipalities of North Macedonia
Eastern	Berovo Češinovo-Obleševo Delčevo Karbinci Kočani Makedonska Kamenica Pehčevo Probištip Štip Vinica Zrnovci
Northeastern	Kratovo Kriva Palanka Kumanovo Lipkovo Rankovce Staro Nagoričane
Pelagonia	Bitola Demir Hisar Dolneni Krivogaštani Kruševo Mogila Novaci Prilep Resen
Polog	Bogovinje Brvenica Gostivar Jegunovce Mavrovo and Rostuša Tearce Tetovo Vrapčište Želino
Skopje	Aračinovo Čučer-Sandevo Ilinden Petrovec Sopište Studeničani Zelenikovo
Southeastern	Bogdanci Bosilovo Dojran Gevgelija Konče Novo Selo Radoviš Strumica Valandovo Vasilevo
Southwestern	Centar Župa Debar Debarca Kičevo Makedonski Brod Ohrid Plasnica Struga Vevčani
Vardar	Čaška Demir Kapija Gradsko Kavadarci Lozovo Negotino Rosoman Sveti Nikole Veles
City of Skopje	Aerodrom Butel Čair Centar Gazi Baba Gjorče Petrov Karpoš Kisela Voda Saraj Šuto Orizari
Former	Bistrica Čegrane Drugovo Izvor Orizari Oslomej Vraneštica Zajas

show v t Municipalities of North Macedonia with an Albanian majority
Aračinovo (Haraçinë) Bogovinje (Bogovinë) Brvenica (Bërvenicë) Čair (Çair) Debar (Dibër) Gostivar (Gostivar) Kičevo (Kërçovë) Lipkovo (Likovë) Saraj (Saraj) Struga (Strugë) Studeničani (Studeniçan) Tearce (Tearcë) Tetovo (Tetovë) Vrapčište (Vrapçisht) Želino (Zhelinë)
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.