Debarca Municipality

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Debarca (Macedonian: Дебарца) is a municipality in the Southwestern Statistical Region of North Macedonia. The village of Belčišta is the municipal seat. It is the municipality in which Ohrid "St. Paul the Apostle" Airport is located, the second of two international airports in the county.

Debarca municipality
Општина Дебарца
Rural municipality
Flag of Debarca municipality
Official logo of Debarca municipality
Location of Debarca municipality
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipal seatBelčišta
Government
 • MayorZoran Nogačeski (Independent)[1]
Area
 • Total425.39 km2 (164.24 sq mi)
Population
 • Total3,719
 • Density12.95/km2 (33.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Area code046
WebsiteOfficial

Geography

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The municipality borders Kičevo Municipality to the northeast, Demir Hisar Municipality to the east, Ohrid Municipality to the south, and Struga Municipality 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

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The municipality consists of 30 villages. According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 3,719 inhabitants.[2]

2002 2021
Number % Number %
TOTAL 5,507 100 3,719 100
Macedonians 5,324 96.68 3,330 89.54
Albanians 153 2.78 59 1.59
Bosniaks 3 0.08
Turks 2 0.04 2 0.05
Serbs 8 0.15 1 0.03
Vlachs 1 0.01
Other / Undeclared / Unknown 19 0.34 8 0.21
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 316 8.5

References

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  1. ^ Local Elections 2021 – Mayor of Debarca. State Election Commission.
  2. ^ "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.

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