Vrapčište Municipality
Municipality of Vrapčište Општина Врапчиште Komuna e Vrapçishtit | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipal seat | Vrapčište |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Isen Shabani (AA) |
| Population | |
• Total | 19,842 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Website | Official Website |
Vrapčište (Macedonian: , Albanian: Vrapçisht is a municipality in western North Macedonia. Vrapčište is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.
Geography
The municipality borders Bogovinje Municipality to the north, Brvenica Municipality to the east, and Gostivar Municipality to the south, Kosovo to the west.
Demographics
According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 19,842 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 25,399 | 100 | 19,842 | 100 |
| Albanians | 21,101 | 83.08 | 15,109 | 76.15 |
| Turks | 3,134 | 12.34 | 3,099 | 15.62 |
| Macedonians | 1,041 | 4.1 | 875 | 4.41 |
| Bosniaks | 8 | 0.04 | 9 | 0.05 |
| Serbs | 4 | 0.02 | 6 | 0.03 |
| Roma | 3 | 0.01 | ||
| Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 111 | 0.42 | 7 | 0.03 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 734 | 3.7 | ||
References
- ^ "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
