Debar ( mk, Дебар , sq, Komuna e Dibrës) is a municipality in western part of
Republic of North Macedonia
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Debar
Debar ( mk, Дебaр ; Albanian: ''Dibër''/''Dibra'' or ''Dibra e Madhe;'' ) is a city in the western part of North Macedonia, near the border with Albania, off the road from Struga to Gostivar. It is the seat of Debar Municipality. Debar has ...
'' is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Debar Municipality is part of the
Southwestern Statistical Region
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Geography
The municipality borders
Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality to the northeast,
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 southeast,
Centar Župa Municipality
Centar Župa ( mk, ; tr, Merkez Jupa) is a municipality in the western part of North Macedonia. ''Centar Župa'' is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Centar Župa Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statisti ...
to the south, and
Albania
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to the west.
Demographics
According to the last national census from 2021 this municipality has 15,412 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
*
Albanians
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= 8,438 (54.75%)
*
Macedonians = 1,155 (7.49%)
*
Turks
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* Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic languages
* Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
* Turkish citizen, a citizen of the Republic ...
= 2,733 (17.73%)
*
Roma
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** Roma Airport
** Roma Courthouse
** Electoral district of Roma, defunct
** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council
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= 1,140 (7.4%)
*Others = 432 (2.8%)
*Persons of whom data are taken from the administrative sources = 1,499 (9.73%)
Demographic development of Debar municipality within today borders.
References
External links
Official website
{{Authority control
Municipalities of North Macedonia