Vrapčište 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...

. Vrapčište

Vrapcište

Vrapčište is a village in Republic of Macedonia. It is a seat of the Vrapčište municipality....

is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region

Polog statistical region

The Polog Statistical Region is one of eight arbitrary statistical regions in the Republic of Macedonia. Polog, located in the northwestern part of the country, borders Albania and Kosovo...

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Geography

The municipality borders Bogovinje Municipality

Bogovinje municipality

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

 to the north, Brvenica Municipality

Brvenica municipality

Brvenica is a municipality in northwestern Republic of Macedonia. Brvenica is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found...

 to the east, and Gostivar Municipality

Gostivar municipality

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

to the south,

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002, this municipality has 25,399 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

• Albanians = 21,101 (83.1%)
• Turks = 3,134 (12.3%)
• Macedonians = 1,041 (4.1%)
• others = 123 (0.5%)