Želino ( mk, , sq, Zhelinë) is a municipality in the northwestern part of

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 ...

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Želino Želino ( mk, , sq, Zhelinë) is a village and seat of the municipality of Želino, North Macedonia. History According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Želino appears as being largely inhabited by an Orthodox Christian Albanian population. Due ...

'' is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. 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

Jegunovce Municipality Jegunovce ( mk, , sq, Jegunoc) is a municipality in the northwest of North Macedonia. '' Jegunovce'' is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Jegunovce Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region. Geography ...

to the north, the

City of Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...

to the east,

Tetovo Municipality Tetovo ( mk, Тетово, ; sq, Tetovë) is a municipality in the northwest part of North Macedonia. Tetovo is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Tetovo Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region. Geography ...

to the northwest, Brvenica Municipality to the west,

Sopište Municipality Sopište ( mk, , sq, Sopisht) is a municipality in the northern part of North Macedonia. '' Sopište'' is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. It is located in the Skopje Statistical Region. Geography The municipalit ...

to the southeast, and

Makedonski Brod Municipality Makedonski Brod ( mk, Македонски Брод ) is a municipality in western North Macedonia, named after the town of Makedonski Brod, where the municipal seat is located. Makedonski Brod Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical ...

to the south. The municipality includes the Kozjak Hydro Power Plant which created the associated artificial lake, the largest such lake in the country.

Demographics

This municipality has 24,390 inhabitants, according to the 2002 census.2002 census results
in English and Macedonian (PDF) Ethnic groups in the municipality: *Albanians = 24,195 (99.2%) *Macedonians = 71 (0.3%) *others.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zelino municipality Municipalities of North Macedonia Albanian communities in North Macedonia