Vrapčište Municipality

Municipality of Vrapčište Општина Врапчиште Komuna e Vrapçishtit
Coat of arms
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: Врапчиште^ⓘ, 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

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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