Vrapčište Municipality
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| Municipality of Vrapčište Општина Врапчиште Komuna e Vrapçishtit |
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| Location of Municipality of Vrapčište | |||
| Country |  Macedonia |
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| Region | Polog Statistical Region | ||
| Municipal seat | Vrapčište | ||
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| • Mayor | Bajram Kadria (DUI) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 25,399 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
Vrapčište (Macedonian: Audio file "Mk-Vrapchishte.ogg" not found, Albanian: Vrapçishti, Turkish: Vrapçişte) is a municipality in western Republic of 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
- ↑ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
External links
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Municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia with an Albanian majority
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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.
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