Mavrovo and Rostuša 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...

. The municipal seat is located in the village of Rostuša

Rostuša

Rostuša is a village in Republic of Macedonia. It is a seat of the Mavrovo and Rostuša municipality.In 1426 Gjon Kastrioti from Albania and his three sons donated the right to the proceeds from taxes collected from the villages Rostuša and Trebište and from the church of Saint Mary, which was in...

. This municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region

Polog statistical region

The Polog Statistical Region is one of eight arbitrary statistical regions in the Republic of Macedonia. Polog, located in the northwestern part of the country, borders Albania and Kosovo...

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Geography

The municipality borders Gostivar Municipality

Gostivar municipality

Gostivar is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Gostivar is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Gostivar Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 to the north, 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 east, Debar Municipality

Debar municipality

Debar 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 the Southwestern Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 and 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 south and Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

 to the west.

Villages

The municipality consists of the following villages: Adžievci, Beličica, Bibaj, Bituše, Bogdevo, Boletin, Cerovo, Duf, Galičnik

Galicnik

Galičnik is a mountain village in the Republic of Macedonia and along with Lazaropole is one of the two biggest and oldest Mijak villages in the region. Galičnik has well preserved traditional architecture, including an amphitheater in the village square and is famous for its surrounding...

, Grekaj, Janče, Kičinica, Krakornica, Lazaropole

Lazaropole

Lazaropole is a settlement in the Republic of Macedonia. Situated on a plateau at Mount Bistra and surrounded by beech and oak forest; at 1,350 m altitude, it is one of the highest settlements in the country....

, Leunovo, Mavrovi Anovi, Mavrovo

Mavrovo (village)

Mavrovo is a village and tourist resort in the mountainous region of western Macedonia. It is located in the Mavrovo and Rostuša municipality. Mavrovo is a destination for tourists throughout the year because of its skiing centre, national park and lake. The natural beauty of the local landscapes...

, Ničpur, Nikiforovo, Nistrovo, Nivište, Novo Selo, Orkjuše, Prisojnica, Ribnica, Rosoki, Rostuša

Rostuša

Rostuša is a village in Republic of Macedonia. It is a seat of the Mavrovo and Rostuša municipality.In 1426 Gjon Kastrioti from Albania and his three sons donated the right to the proceeds from taxes collected from the villages Rostuša and Trebište and from the church of Saint Mary, which was in...

, Selce, Sence, Skudrinje, Sretkovo, Sušica, Tanuše, Trebište

Trebište

Trebište, Trebishte, or Trebišta is a village in the Republic of Macedonia in Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality, situated in the Dolna Reka district, on the eastern slopes of Dešat, above the gorge of Radika.-History: In 1426 Gjon Kastrioti from Albania and his three sons donated...

, Tresonče

Tresonce

Tresonče is a village located in the Western Balkans in Macedonia, part of the Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality. It is a mountain village populated by Macedonian Orthodox Christians.- History :...

, Velebrdo, Viduše, Volkovija, Vrben, Vrbjani, Žirovnica, Žužnje

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002, this municipality has 8,618 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

• Macedonians = 4,349 (50.5%)
• Turks = 2,680 (31.1%)
• Albanians = 1,483 (17.2%)
• others.

External links

• Official website