Debar is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia

Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...

. Debar

Debar

Debar is a city in the western part of the Republic of Macedonia, near the border with Albania, on the road from Struga to Gostivar. It is the seat of Debar Municipality.-Geography:...

is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Debar Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region

Southwestern statistical region

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Geography

The municipality borders Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality

Mavrovo and Rostuša municipality

Mavrovo and Rostuša is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. The municipal seat is located in the village of Rostuša. This municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 to the northeast, Drugovo Municipality

Drugovo municipality

Drugovo is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Drugovo is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Drugovo Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 to the southeast, Centar Župa Municipality

Centar Župa municipality

Centar Župa is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Centar Župa is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found...

 to the south, and Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

 to the west.

Villages

Besides the central town Debar

Debar

Debar is a city in the western part of the Republic of Macedonia, near the border with Albania, on the road from Struga to Gostivar. It is the seat of Debar Municipality.-Geography:...

, the municipality consists of the following villages: Banište, Bomovo, Dolno Kosovrasti, Džepište, Gari, Gorno Kosovrasti, Hame, Konjari, Krivci, Mogorče, Osoj, Otišani, Rajčica, Selokukji, Spas, Tatar, Tatar Elevci, and Trnanik.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002 this municipality has 19,542 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

• Albanians = 11,348 (58.1%)
• Macedonians = 3,911 (20.0%)
• Turks = 2,684 (13.7%)
• Roma = 1,080 (5.5%)
• others.

External links

• Official website