Vrapčište Municipality

Municipality of Vrapčište Општина Врапчиште Komuna e Vrapçishtit
Coat of arms
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[]

The municipality borders Bogovinje Municipality to the north, Brvenica Municipality to the east, and Gostivar Municipality to the south, Kosovo to the west.

Demographics[]

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[]

Coordinates: 41°50′N 20°52′E / 41.83°N 20.86°E / 41.83; 20.86