Kičevo is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia

Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...

. Kičevo

Kicevo

Kičevo is a city in the western part of the Republic of Macedonia, located in a valley in the south-eastern slopes of Mount Bistra, between the cities of Ohrid and Gostivar. The capital Skopje is 112 km away. The city of Kičevo is the seat of Kičevo Municipality.-Population:The municipality...

is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Kičevo Municipality is located in the Southwestern Statistical Region

Southwestern statistical region

The Southwestern Statistical Region is one of eight arbitrary statistical regions in the Republic of Macedonia. Southwestern, located in the west and southwestern part of the country, borders Albania to the west...

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Geography

The municipality borders Zajas Municipality

Zajas municipality

Zajas is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Zajas is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Zajas Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 to the north, Drugovo Municipality

Drugovo municipality

Drugovo is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Drugovo is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Drugovo Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 to the southwest, Vraneštica Municipality

Vraneštica municipality

Vraneštica is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Vraneštica is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of Southwestern Statistical Region.-Demographics:...

 to the southeast and Oslomej Municipality

Oslomej municipality

Oslomej is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Oslomej is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Oslomej Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region.-Geography:...

to the northeast.

Demographics

According to the last National census from 2002 this municipality has 30,138 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

• Macedonians = 16,140 (53.6%)
• Albanians = 9,202 (30.5%)
• Turks = 2,430 (8.1%)
• Roma = 1,630 (5.4%)
• others.

External links

• Official website