Mavrovo and Rostuša ( mk, ) ( tr, Mavrova ve Rostuşa) 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 Yugoslavia. It ...
. The municipal seat is located in the village of
Rostuša
Rostuša ( mk, Ростуша) is a village and seat of the municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša, North Macedonia.
History
In the Middle Ages the village was known as Radostuša. In 1426 Gjon Kastrioti and his three sons (one being Skanderbeg) d ...
. This municipality is part of the
Polog Statistical Region
The Polog Statistical Region ( mk, Полошки Регион; Albanian:Rajoni i Pollogut) is one of eight statistical regions of the Republic of North Macedonia. Polog, located in the northwestern part of the country, borders Albania and Kosov ...
.
Geography
The municipality borders
Gostivar Municipality
Gostivar ( mk, Гостивар ; sq, Komuna e Gostivarit) is a municipality in the western part of North Macedonia.
* ''Gostivar'' is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found.
** Gostivar Municipality is part of the Polog S ...
to the north,
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 east,
Debar Municipality
Debar ( mk, Дебар , sq, Komuna e Dibrës) is a municipality in western part of Republic of North Macedonia. ''Debar'' is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Debar Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical ...
to the 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 2021, this municipality has 5,042 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
Notable people
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Josif Bageri
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Čede Filipovski Dame
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Golub Janić
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Josif Mihajlović Jurukovski
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Doksim Mihailović
Doksim Mihailović ( sr, Доксим Михаиловић; 20 February 1883 – 24 October 1912) was a Macedonian Serb ''voivode'' (military commander), originally a teacher, who joined the Serbian Chetnik Organization to fight in Ottoman Macedon ...
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Georgi Pulevski
Georgi Pulevski, sometimes also Gjorgji, Gjorgjija Pulevski or Đorđe Puljevski ( mk, Ѓорѓи Пулевски or Ѓорѓија Пулевски, bg, Георги Пулевски, sr, Ђорђе Пуљевски; 1817–1895) was a Mija ...
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Aleksandar Sarievski
Aleksandar Sarievski ( mk, Александар Сариевски ; June 20, 1922 – December 19, 2002) was a Macedonian singer-songwriter whose career spanned almost six decades. He was one of the most recognizable figures in Macedonian ...
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Kuzman Sotirović
Kuzman Sotirović ( mk, Kузман Сотировиќ, sr-Cyrl, Kузман Coтировић; 16 October 1908 – 25 July 1990) was a Yugoslav football forward. In some sources, he is referred to as Kuzman Sotirovski (). He was part of Yugosl ...
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Vuča Žikić
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Parteniy Zografski
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Lazar Ličenoski
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Slavko Brezoski
See also
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Mavrovo National Park
The Mavrovo National Park ( mk, Национален парк Маврово) is the largest of the four national parks of North Macedonia. Located in the west of the country, it spreads over an area of about and is characterized by deep canyons ...
References
External links
Official website
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Municipalities of North Macedonia