Opština Debar

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Opština Debar
Општина Дебар
Komuna e Dibrës
Coat of arms of Opština Debar
 Map of North Macedonia, position of Opština Debar highlighted
Basic data
Region : southwest
Coordinates : 41 ° 32 '  N , 20 ° 36'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 32 '13 "  N , 20 ° 36' 1"  E
Height : 630  m. i. J.
Area (Opština) : 145.67  km²
Inhabitants (Opština) : 19,542 (2002)
Population density : 134 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code : (+389) 046
Postal code : 1250
License plate : OH
Structure and administration
Structure : 19 localities
Mayor : Argëtim Fida ( BDI )
Website :
Mountain landscape near Dolno Kosovrasti

The Opština Debar ( Macedonian Општина Дебар ; Albanian  Komuna e Dibrës ) is an Opština of North Macedonia and is located in the far west of the country on the border with Albania . The capital is the city of Debar .

geography

With an area of ​​145.67 km², the Opština is one of the smaller in the country. It borders in the north on Mavrovo and Rostuša , in the east on Drugovo , in the southeast on Debarca and Struga , in the south on Centar Župa and Lake Debar and in the west on the Republic of Albania ( Qark Dibra ). The Opština Debar is part of the Statistical Region Southwest .

The westernmost point of Macedonia is near the village of Konjari.

In the 2002 census carried out for the Opština Debar 19,542 inhabitants were determined. The population density was thus 134.15 inhabitants / km². Ethnically speaking, 11,348 people identified themselves as Albanians (58.07%), 3,911 as Macedonians (20.01%), 2,684 as Turks (13.73%) and 1,599 reported another ethnic group (8.19%).

structure

In addition to the main town, there are 17 other villages in Opština Debar:

Web links

Commons : Opština Debar  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Census of Macedonia 2002: Results after the reform of the administrative structure in 2004. (PDF; 394 kB) pp. 20 and 34 (Macedonian and English), last accessed on March 2, 2012