Kičevo Municipality (Macedonian: Кичево; Albanian: Kërçovë) is a municipality in the western part of North Macedonia. The municipal seat is the city of Kičevo. Kičevo Municipality is located in the Southwestern Statistical Region.
Municipality of Kičevo
Општина Кичево Komuna e Kërçovës | |
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Urban municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southwestern |
| Municipal seat | Kičevo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fatmir Dehari (DUI) |
| Area | |
• Total | 838 km2 (324 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 39,669 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Car plates | KI |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
editThe municipality borders Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality to the northwest, Debar Municipality to the west, Gostivar Municipality to the north, Makedonski Brod and Plasnica municipalities to the east, Demir Hisar Municipality to the south, and Debarca Municipality to the southwest.
Demographics
editPrior to 2013 adjustment
editAccording to the last national census from 2002 the municipality, prior to territorial adjustments in 2013, had 30,138 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the municipality included:
- Macedonians = 16,140 (53.6%)
- Albanians = 9,202 (30.5%)
- Turks = 2,430 (8.1%)
- Roma = 1,630 (5.4%)
- others.
Post-2013
editFollowing the territorial adjustments in March 2013, the municipalities of Drugovo, Vraneštica, Zajas and Oslomej have been combined with Kičevo Municipality.[2] Ethnic groups in the larger Kičevo Municipality, according to the 2002 and 2021 censuses[3][4] include:
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 56,734 | 100 | 39,669 | 100 |
| Albanians | 30,927 | 54.51 | 16,373 | 41.26 |
| Macedonians | 20,278 | 35.74 | 16,020 | 40.38 |
| Turks | 2,998 | 5.28 | 2,553 | 6.44 |
| Roma | 1,631 | 2.87 | 2,003 | 5.07 |
| Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 900 | 1.59 | 315 | 0.79 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 2,405 | 6.06 | ||
Mother tongues among the residents of Kičevo Municipality include:
- Macedonian: 18,520 (46.7%)
- Albanian: 16,351 (41.2%)
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources: 2,405 (6.1%)
- Turkish: 1,905 (4.8%)
- Romani: 375 (1.0%)
- Others: 113 (0.3%)
History
editOn 26 November 2019, an earthquake struck Albania and Kičevo Municipality sent €12,000 for relief efforts.[5]
References
edit- ^ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
- ^ Macedonian territorial organisation of 2013
- ^ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
- ^ "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Komunat shqiptare në Maqedoni anulojnë kremtimet për festat e nëntorit" (in Albanian). Gazeta Express. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.