Jegunovce Municipality

Jegunovce (Macedonian: Јегуновце , Albanian: Jegunoc) is a municipality in the northwest of North Macedonia. Jegunovce is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Jegunovce Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.

Municipality of Jegunovce

Општина Јегуновце
Komuna e Jegunocit
Rural municipality
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Coat of arms
Country North Macedonia
Region Polog
Municipal seatJegunovce
Government
 • MayorToni Koceski (VMRO-DPMNE)
Area
 • Total176.93 km2 (68.31 sq mi)
Population
 • Total10,790
 • Density60.98/km2 (157.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Area code(s)044
car platesТЕ
Websitehttp://www.OpstinaJegunovce.gov.mk

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.[1] 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 yearPopulationTerritorial
Division 2003
19947,013
10,790
20027,227
Demographics of the former Vratnica Municipality
Census yearPopulation
19943,720
20023,563

References
  1. 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)

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