Struga municipality
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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
.
to the south, Debarca Municipality
to the east, Centar Župa Municipality
to the north, and Vevčani Municipality
and Albania
to the west.
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...
. Struga
Struga
Struga is a town and popular tourist destination situated in the south-western region of the Republic of Macedonia, lying on the shore of Lake Ohrid. The town of Struga is the seat of Struga Municipality.-Etymology:...
is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Struga 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...
.
Geography
The municipality borders Lake OhridLake Ohrid
Lake Ohrid straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of Europe's deepest and oldest lakes, preserving a unique aquatic ecosystem with more than 200 endemic species that is of worldwide importance...
to the south, Debarca Municipality
Debarca municipality
Debarca is a municipality in southwestern Republic of Macedonia. The village of Belčišta is the municipal seat. Debarca Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region.-Geography:...
to the east, 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 north, and Vevčani Municipality
Vevcani municipality
Vevčani is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Vevčani is also the name of the municipal seat and the only settlement of the municipality...
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.
Demographics
According to the last national census from 2002 this municipality has 63,376 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality include:- Albanians - 36,029 (56.5%)
- Macedonians - 20,336 (32%)
- Turks - 3,628 (6%)
- Vlachs - 656 (1%)
- Romani - 116 (0.2%)
- Serbs - 106 (0.2%)
- Bosniaks - 103 (0.2%)
- Others - 2,402 (4%)