Debarca is a municipality in southwestern 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...

. The village of Belčišta is the municipal seat. Debarca Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region

Southwestern statistical region

The Southwestern Statistical Region is one of eight arbitrary statistical regions in the Republic of Macedonia. Southwestern, located in the west and southwestern part of the country, borders Albania to the west...

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Geography

The municipality borders 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 northeast, Demir Hisar Municipality

Demir Hisar municipality

Demir Hisar is a municipality in southwestern Republic of Macedonia. Demir Hisar, which means "iron fortress" in Turkish, is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found...

 to the east, Ohrid Municipality

Ohrid municipality

The Municipality of Ohrid is a municipality in the southwestern part of the Republic of Macedonia. Ohrid is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found...

 to the south, and Struga Municipality

Struga municipality

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

 to the west.

The municipality encompasses the Debarca Valley, part of the Sateska River watershed that flows into Lake Ohrid and belongs to the Lake Ohrid Drainage Basin.

The majority of the villages are nestled between the Karaorman Mountain in the west and Ilinska Mountain in the east.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002 this municipality has 5,507 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

• Macedonians = 5,324 (96.7%)
• Albanians = 153 (2.8%)
• Others = 30 (0.5%)

Inhabited Places

The municipality consists of 30 villages.

Inhabited places in Debarca Municipality

Village(s) Village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New... : Arbinovo | Belčišta | Botun | Brežani Brežani Brežani is a village in the municipality of Blace, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 61 people.-References:...  | Velmej Velmej - Location :Velmej is located at Dolna Debarca region, 13 km. east from the high road Ohrid-Kicevo high road.On the western slopes of mountain Ilinska Bigla, from the north and the east side, the village is surrounded with the mountain massifs of Ilinska Bigla, and in the west and south sides...  | Volino | Vrbjani | Godivje | Gorenci | Gorno Sredorečie | Grko Pole | Dolno Sredorečie | Zlesti | Izdeglavje | Klimeštani | Laktinje | Lešani | Mešeišta Meseista Meseista is a city in the Debarca Municipality of Macedonia. Meseista sits on the border between the Debarca Municipality and Ohrid Municipality. Its FIPS code was MK65.- References :...  | Mramorec | Novo Selo | Ozdoleni | Orovnik | Pesočani | Slatino Slatino Slatino is a village in Debarca Municipality Republic of Macedonia.- Part of the history of the village of Slatino :In Macedonia there are three villages named Slatino in Tetovo, Brodsky and Debarca. In warm and sunny autumn day we visited the area Slatino Debarca. Rural settlement through the...  | Slatinski Čiflik | Slivovo Slivovo Slivovo is a village in the Debarca municipality of the Republic of Macedonia. According to the census of 2002, the village has a population of 16, all Macedonians....  | Sošani | Trebeništa Trebeništa Trebeništa is an ancient necropolis located in Macedonia., dating from the Iron Age around the 7th century BC It is located near the town of Ohrid, in the Republic of Macedonia. It is believed that the necropolis was used by the people from the ancient town of Lychnidos. Trebeništa was discovered...  | Turje Turje Turje may refer to:*Ganochora, a village in Pieria Prefecture, Greece, formerly called Turje*Turje, Macedonia, a village in Debarca Municipality, Macedonia*Turje, Slovenia, a village in Hrastnik Municipality, Slovenia...  | Crvena Voda