Želino Municipality

Municipality of Želino
Општина Желино
Komuna e Zhelinës
Rural municipality
Flag of Municipality of Želino
Flag
Coat of arms of Municipality of Želino
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Location of Municipality of Želino
Country North Macedonia
Region Polog
Municipal seatŽelino
Government
 • MayorBlerim Sejdiu
Area
 • Total
201.04 km2 (77.62 sq mi)
Elevation
755 m (2,477 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
18,988
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Area code044
Car PlatesTE
WebsiteOfficial Website

Želino (Macedonian: Желиноⓘ, Albanian: Zhelinë) is a municipality in the northwestern part of North Macedonia. Želino 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 Jegunovce Municipality to the north, the City of Skopje to the east, Tetovo Municipality to the northwest, Brvenica Municipality to the west, Sopište Municipality to the southeast, and Makedonski Brod Municipality to the south.

The municipality includes the Kozjak Hydro Power Plant which created the associated artificial lake, the largest such lake in the country.

Demographics

This municipality has 18,988 inhabitants, according to the 2021 North Macedonia census.[1] Ethnic groups in the municipality:

2002 2021
Number % Number %
TOTAL 24,390 100 18,988 100
Albanians 24,195 99.2 18,191 95.8
Macedonians 71 0.29 9 0.04
Bosniaks 5 0.02 1 0.01
Turks 2 0.01
Serbs 1 0.004
Other / Undeclared / Unknown 116 0.476 3 0.02
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 784 4.13


Demographics of Želino Municipality
Census year Population
1994 21,760
2002 24,390
2021 18,988

References

  1. ^ "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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