Kičevo Municipality (; ) is a municipality in the western part of
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...
. The municipal seat is the city of
Kičevo
Kičevo ( ; , sq-definite, Kërçova) is a city in the western part of North Macedonia, located in a valley in the south-eastern slopes of Mount Bistra, between the cities of Ohrid and Gostivar. The capital Skopje is 112 km away. The city ...
. Kičevo Municipality is located in the
Southwestern Statistical Region
The Southwestern Statistical Region (; ) is one of eight statistical regions of North Macedonia. Southwestern, located in the western part of the country, sharing Ohrid Lake with its westerly border Albania. Internally, it borders the Pelagonia Sta ...
.
Geography
The municipality borders
Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality Mavrovo or Mavrova can refer to:
* Mavrovo (region), a region in North Macedonia
* Mavrovo National Park, a national park in North Macedonia
* Mavrovo Lake, a lake in North Macedonia
* Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality, a municipality in North Mace ...
to the northwest,
Debar Municipality to the west,
Gostivar Municipality
Gostivar ( ; ) is a municipality in the western part of North Macedonia. Gostivar is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. The municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.
Geography
The municipality borders
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to the north,
Makedonski Brod and
Plasnica municipalities to the east,
Demir Hisar Municipality to the south, and
Debarca Municipality to the southwest.
Demographics
Prior to 2013 adjustment
According to the last national census from 2002 the municipality, prior to territorial adjustments in 2013, had 30,138 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality included:
*Macedonians = 16,140 (53.6%)
*Albanians = 9,202 (30.5%)
*Turks = 2,430 (8.1%)
*Roma = 1,630 (5.4%)
*others.
Post-2013
Following the territorial adjustments in March 2013, the municipalities of
Drugovo,
Vraneštica,
Zajas and
Oslomej have been combined with Kičevo Municipality. Ethnic groups in the larger Kičevo Municipality, according to the 2002 and 2021 censuses
include:
Mother tongues among the residents of Kičevo Municipality include:
*
Macedonian: 18,520 (46.7%)
*
Albanian: 16,351 (41.2%)
*Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources: 2,405 (6.1%)
*
Turkish: 1,905 (4.8%)
*
Romani: 375 (1.0%)
*Others: 113 (0.3%)
History
On 26 November 2019,
an earthquake struck Albania and Kičevo Municipality sent €12,000 for relief efforts.
References
External links
Official websitePortal Kicevo
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Southwestern Statistical Region
Municipalities of North Macedonia