Debar municipality

Infobox Municipality in the Republic of Macedonia
municipality_name=Debar municipality
municipality_name_mkd=Општина Дебар
Komuna e Dibrës
population=19,542
density=134.15
status=
area_code=++389 46
mayor= Argetim Fida
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website= www.mls.gov.mk/map.aspx?sm=29&mapid=69
municipality_location=MKD_muni_nonn(Debar).png coa_pic=
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municipality_center=Debar
postal_code=
area=145.67

Debar (Macedonian: Дебар, Albanian: "Dibra" Turkish:Debre-i Bala) is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. "Debar" is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Debar municipality is part of Southwestern statistical region.

Geography

The municipality borders Mavrovo and Rostuša municipality in the north-east, Drugovo municipality in the south-east, Centar Župa municipality in the south, and Albania in the west.

Demographics

According to the last National census from 2002 this municipality has 19,542 inhabitants. ref|census

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
*Albanians = 11,348
*Macedonians = 3,911
*Turks = 2,684
*Roma = 1,080
*others.

Notes

# [http://msed.stat.gov.mk/msed.nsf/cd549cc3f96284dbc1256f2b0026e546/5db5887c1be3440ac1256f3900547f34/$FILE/I1%20Population%2015%20C2002%20123.pdf Macedonian census data of 2002] ]

ee also

* Debar
* Republic of Macedonia
* Municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia

External links

* [http://www.makedonija.name/municipalities.php?page=debar Debar municipality on a Macedonian general information Site]