Mavrovo i Rostuše (Macedonian: ) (Turkish: Mavrova ve Rostuşa) is a municipality in western North Macedonia. The municipal seat is located in the village of Rostuše. This municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.
Mavrovo i Rostuše Municipality
Општина Маврово и Ростушe Mavrova ve Rostuşa Belediyesi | |
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Rural municipality | |
Country | North Macedonia |
Region | Polog |
Municipal seat | Rostuše |
Government | |
• Mayor | Medat Kurtovski (SDSM) |
Area | |
• Total | 663.19 km2 (256.06 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,042 |
• Density | 13/km2 (30/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Geography
editThe municipality borders Gostivar Municipality to the north, Kičevo Municipality to the east, Debar Municipality to the south and Albania to the west.
Demographics
editAccording to the last national census from 2021, this municipality has 5,042 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
2002 | 2021 | |||
Number | % | Number | % | |
TOTAL | 8,618 | 100 | 5,042 | 100 |
Turks | 2,680 | 31.1 | 1,555 | 30.8 |
Macedonians | 4,349 | 50.5 | 1,474 | 29.2 |
Albanians | 1,483 | 17.2 | 470 | 9.3 |
others (predominantly Torbeši) | 106 | 1.2 | 1,138 | 22.6 |
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | n/a | n/a | 405 | 8.04 |
- Religious affiliation according to the 2002 and 2021 Macedonian censuses:
2002 | 2021 | |||
Number | % | Number | % | |
TOTAL | 8,618 | 100 | 5,042 | 100 |
Islam | 7,627 | 88.5 | 3,669 | 72.8 |
Orthodox | 848 | 9.84 | 700 | 18.9 |
Christians | 0 | 0.00 | 254 | |
Catholics | 14 | 0.16 | 1 | |
others | 129 | 1.50 | 13 | 0.26 |
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | n/a | 405 | 8.04 |
Mother tongues declared, per the 2021 census, include the following:[2]
- Macedonian: 4,120 (81.2%)
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources: 405 (8.0%)
- Albanian: 355 (7.0%)
- Turkish: 138 (2.7%)
- Others: 24 (0.5%)