Struga Municipality

Struga Municipality Општина Струга Komuna e Strugës
—  Municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Macedonia
region	Southwestern Statistical Region
Municipal seat	Struga
Government
– mayor	Ramiz Merko[1]
Population
– Total	63,376
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)

Struga (Macedonian: Струга, Albanian: Strugë) is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Struga is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Struga Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region.

Geography

The municipality borders Lake Ohrid to the south, Debarca Municipality to the east, Centar Župa Municipality to the north, and Vevčani Municipality and Albania to the west.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002 this municipality has 63,376 inhabitants.^[2] Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

• Albanians - 36,029 (56.5%)
• Macedonians - 20,336 (32%)
• Turks - 3,628 (6%)
• Vlachs - 656 (1%)
• Romani - 116 (0.2%)
• Serbs - 106 (0.2%)
• Bosniaks - 103 (0.2%)
• Others - 2,402 (4%)

Map showing the ethnic composition of the Struga Municipality

References

1. ^ http://www.struga.gov.mk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=137%3Akryetari-i-komunes-se-struges-nderohet-me-cmimin-pjeter-bogdani&catid=74%3Alajme&lang=sq
2. ^ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)

External links

• Official website
• Struga Tourism Portal

Coordinates: 41°11′N 20°41′E / 41.18°N 20.68°E / 41.18; 20.68