Debarca ( mk, ) is a municipality in the
Southwestern Statistical Region
The Southwestern Statistical Region ( mk, Југозападен Регион; Albanian: Rajoni jugperendimor) is one of eight statistical regions of North Macedonia. Southwestern, located in the west and southwestern part of the country, borders ...
of
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...
. The village of
Belčišta is the municipal seat. It is the municipality in which
Ohrid "St. Paul the Apostle" Airport is located, the second of two international airports in the county.
Geography
The municipality borders
Kičevo Municipality
Kičevo Municipality ( mk, Кичево; sq, Kërçovë) is a municipality in the western part of North Macedonia. The municipal seat is the city of Kičevo. Kičevo Municipality is located in the Southwestern Statistical Region.
Geography
The ...
to the northeast,
Demir Hisar Municipality
Demir Hisar ( mk, Демир Хисар ) is a municipality in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. '' Demir Hisar'', which means "iron fortress" in Turkish, is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Demir Hisar munici ...
to the east,
Ohrid Municipality
The Municipality of Ohrid ( mk, Општина Охрид) is a municipality in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. ''Ohrid'' is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. Ohrid Municipality is in the Southwestern Statisti ...
to the south, and
Struga Municipality
Municipality of Struga ( mk, Струга, translit=Struga, sq, Strugë) is a municipality in western North Macedonia. ''Struga'' is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Struga Municipality is part of the Southwestern Sta ...
to the west.
The municipality encompasses the Debarca Valley, part of the Sateska River watershed that flows into Lake Ohrid and belongs to the Lake Ohrid Drainage Basin.
The majority of the villages are nestled between the Karaorman Mountain in the west and Ilinska Mountain in the east.
Demographics
The municipality consists of 30 villages.
According to the last national census from 2021 this municipality has 3,719 inhabitants.
References
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Municipalities of North Macedonia