Gostivar Municipality

Gostivar (Macedonian: Гостивар [ˈɡɔstivar] (listen); Albanian: Komuna e Gostivarit) is a municipality in the western part of North Macedonia.

Municipality of Gostivar

Општина Гостивар
Komuna e Gostivarit
Urban municipality
Flag
Coat of arms
Country North Macedonia
Region Polog
Municipal seatGostivar
Government
  MayorArben Taravari (AA)
Area
  Total513.39 km2 (198.22 sq mi)
Population
  Total81,042
  Density158/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
WebsiteOfficial Website
Population of Gostivar. (11 January 1945)

Geography

The municipality borders

Demographics

The municipality has 35 inhabited places, one town and 34 villages.

According to the last national census from 2002 this municipality has 81,042 inhabitants.[1]

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

  • Albanians = 54,038 (66.7%)
  • Macedonians = 15,877 (19.6%)
  • Turks = 7,991 (9.9%)
  • Roma = 2,237 (2.8%)
  • others.

History

On 26 November 2019, an earthquake struck Albania and Gostivar Municipality contributed humanitarian aid and teams of firefighters and doctors toward the relief effort for earthquake victims.[2]

References

  1. 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
  2. "Komunat shqiptare në Maqedoni anulojnë kremtimet për festat e nëntorit" (in Albanian). Gazeta Express. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.

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