Debar (Macedonian: Општина Дебар [ˈdɛːbar] , Albanian: Komuna e Dibrës) is a municipality in western part of Republic of North Macedonia. Debar is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Debar Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region.
Municipality of Debar
Општина Дебар Komuna e Dibrës | |
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Urban municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southwestern |
| Municipal seat | Debar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hekuran Duka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 145.67 km2 (56.24 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 15,412 |
| • Density | 134.15/km2 (347.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Area code | +389 46 |
| Website | Official Website |
Geography
editThe municipality borders Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality to the northeast, Kičevo Municipality to the southeast, Centar Župa Municipality to the south, and Albania to the west.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 15,412 inhabitants.[1]
Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
- Albanians = 8,438 (54.75%)
- Macedonians = 1,155 (7.49%)
- Turks = 2,733 (17.73%)
- Roma = 1,140 (7.4%)
- Others = 432 (2.8%)
- Persons of whom data are taken from the administrative sources = 1,499 (9.73%)
Mother tongues in Debar Municipality include:[2]
- Albanian: 9,232 (59.9%)
- Macedonian: 4,466 (29.0%)
- Turkish: 189 (1.2%)
- Others: 26 (0.1%)
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources: 1,499 (9.7%)
Demographic development of Debar municipality within today borders.[3]
| Census year | Total | Macedonians | % | Albanians | % | Turks | % | Roma | % | Vlachs | Serbs | Bosniaks | Other | Persons for whom data are
taken from administrative sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 10,258 | 3,392 | 33.07 | 5,819 | 56.73 | 776 | 7.56 | 83 | 0.81 | 2 | 114 | 0 | 72 | / |
| 1961 | 11,162 | 2,025 | 18.14 | 6,476 | 58.02 | 2,002 | 17.94 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 573 | / |
| 1971 | 13,802 | 2,022 | 14.65 | 8,793 | 63.71 | 2,414 | 17.49 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 467 | / |
| 1981 | 16,952 | 2,358 | 13.91 | 9,981 | 58.88 | 1,130 | 6.67 | 1,030 | 6.08 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2,416 | / |
| 1994 | 19,010 | 4,266 | 22.44 | 10,935 | 57.52 | 1,875 | 9.86 | 1,103 | 5.80 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 796 | / |
| 2002 | 19,542 | 3,911 | 20.02 | 11,348 | 58.09 | 2,684 | 13.74 | 1,080 | 5.53 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 492 | / |
| 2021 | 15,412 | 1,155 | 7.49 | 8,438 | 54.75 | 2,733 | 17.73 | 1,140 | 7.4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 432 | 1,499 |
References
edit- ^ "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ 2021 census, municipality by mother tongue
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
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