Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality
Mavrovo and Rostuše Municipality
Општина Маврово и Ростушe Mavrova ve Rostuşa Belediyesi | |
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Rural municipality | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipal seat | Rostuša |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mukrem Mehmedi (VMRO-DPMNE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 663.19 km2 (256.06 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,618 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Mavrovo and Rostuša (Macedonian: 
Маврово и Ростушa (help·info)) (Turkish: Mavrova ve Rostuşa) is a municipality in western North Macedonia. The municipal seat is located in the village of Rostuša. 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 2002, this municipality has 8,618 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
- Macedonians = 4,349 (50.5%)
- Turks = 2,680 (31.1%)
- Albanians = 1,483 (17.2%)
- others.
Notable people[]
- Josif Bageri
- Čede Filipovski Dame
- Golub Janić
- Josif Mihajlović Jurukovski
- Doksim Mihailović
- Georgi Pulevski
- Aleksandar Sarievski
- Kuzman Sotirović
- Vuča Žikić
- Parteniy Zografski
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
External links[]
Categories:
- Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality
- Municipalities of North Macedonia