Debar Municipality

Debar (Macedonian: Дебар [ˈdɛːbar] (listen), 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
Urban municipality
Coat of arms
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Southwestern
Municipal seat	Debar
Government
• Mayor	Dr Hekuran Duka
Area
• Total	145.67 km^2 (56.24 sq mi)
Population
• Total	19,542
• Density	134.15/km^2 (347.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Area code(s)	++389 46
Website	Official Website

Geography

The 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

According to the last national census from 2002 this municipality has 19,542 inhabitants.[1]

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

• Albanians = 11,348 (58.1%)
• Macedonians = 3,911 (20.0%)
• Turks = 2,684 (13.7%)
• Roma = 1,080 (5.5%)
• others.

Mother tongues in the municipality include:

• Albanian = 12,051 (61.6%)
• Macedonian = 5,973 (30.5%)
• Turkish = 1,358 (6.9%)
• Roma = 50 (0.25%)

Demographic development of Debar municipality within today borders.[2]

Census year	Total	Macedonians	%	Albanians	%	Turks	%	Roma	%	Vlachs	Serbs	Bosniaks	Other
1953	10258	3392	33.07	5819	56.73	776	7.56	83	0.81	2	114	0	72
1961	11162	2025	18.14	6476	58.02	2002	17.94	0	0.00	0	86	0	573
1971	13802	2022	14.65	8793	63.71	2414	17.49	0	0.00	0	106	0	467
1981	16952	2358	13.91	9981	58.88	1130	6.67	1030	6.08	0	37	0	2416
1994	19010	4266	22.44	10935	57.52	1875	9.86	1103	5.80	1	34	0	796
2002	19542	3911	20.02	11348	58.09	2684	13.74	1080	5.53	2	22	3	492

References

1. 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-07-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• Official website