Jegunovce Municipality

Municipality of Jegunovce Општина Јегуновце Komuna e Jegunocit
Rural municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Macedonia
Region	Polog Statistical Region
Municipal seat	Jegunovce
Government
• Mayor	Toni Koceski (VMRO-DPMNE)
Area
• Total	176.93 km2 (68.31 sq mi)
Population
• Total	10,790
• Density	60.98/km2 (157.9/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
Area code(s)	044
car plates	ТЕ
Website	http://www.OpstinaJegunovce.gov.mk

Jegunovce (Macedonian: <phonos file="Mk-Jegunovce.ogg">Јегуновце</phonos>) is a municipality in northwestern Republic of Macedonia. Jegunovce is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Jegunovce Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.

Geography

The municipality borders Kosovo to the north and east, the city of Skopje to the southeast, Tearce Municipality to the west, Želino Municipality to the south and Tetovo Municipality to the southwest.

History

By the 2003 territorial division of the republic, the rural Vratnica Municipality was attached to Jegunovce Municipality.

Demographics

The municipality has 10,790 inhabitants, according to the 2002 census. Ethnic groups in the municipality:

• Macedonians = 5,963 (55.3%)
• Albanians = 4,642 (43.0%)
• Serbs = 109 (1.0%)
• others.

	Demographics of Jegunovce Municipality
Census year	Population			Territorial Division 2003
1994	7,013
				10,790
2002	7,227

Demographics of the former Vratnica Municipality
Census year	Population
1994	3,720
2002	3,563