Zajas ( mk, , sq, Zajaz) is a former 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 ...

, created in the 1996 territorial organisation, dissolved following 2013 Macedonian new territorial organisation after it was merged with

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 ...

. * '' Zajas'' is also the name of the village where the municipal seat was found. ** Zajas Municipality was 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 bordered *

Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality Mavrovo and Rostuša ( mk, ) ( tr, Mavrova ve Rostuşa) is a municipality in western North Macedonia. The municipal seat is located in the village of Rostuša. This municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region. Geography The municipalit ...

to the west, *

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 northeast, * Oslomej Municipality to the east, *

to the southeast, and * Drugovo Municipality to the southwest.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002, this municipality has 11,605 inhabitants. *Ethnic groups in the municipality include: **Albanians = 11,308 (97.4%) **Macedonians = 211 (1.8%) **others = 86 (0.7%) The total number of students in the municipality in 2011, in comparison to the total number of students in 2007, declined for 35.5%. Zajas is the second municipality in North Macedonia by the decline of the total number of students.Во основните училишта за 10 години дури 46.500 ученици помалку
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References

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