Vevčani ( mk, ) is a municipality in western
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 ...
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Vevčani
Vevčani ( mk, ) is a village in North Macedonia. It is the only settlement and seat of Vevčani Municipality.
Geography
The village of Vevčani is found in the southwestern range at the foot of the Jablanica mountain range. It is situate ...
'' is also the name of the municipal seat and the only settlement of the municipality. This municipality is part of 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 ...
.
Geography
The municipality borders
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 north, east, and south and
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
to the west.
Demographics
According to the last national census from 2002, this municipality has 2,359 inhabitants.
2002 census results
in English and Macedonian (PDF) Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vevcani Municipality
Municipalities of North Macedonia