Kičevo Municipality
Municipality of North Macedonia
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Kičevo Municipality (Macedonian: Кичево; Albanian: Kërçovë) is a municipality in the western part of North Macedonia. The municipal seat is the city of Kičevo. Kičevo Municipality is located in the Southwestern Statistical Region.
Municipality of Kičevo
Општина Кичево Komuna e Kërçovës | |
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Urban municipality | |
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  Municipality of Kičevo Location within North Macedonia | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southwestern |
| Municipal seat | Kičevo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Aleksandar Jovanovski (VMRO-DPMNE)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 838 km2 (324 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 39,669 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Vehicle registration | KI |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
The municipality borders Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality to the northwest, Debar Municipality to the west, Gostivar Municipality to the north, Makedonski Brod and Plasnica municipalities to the east, Demir Hisar Municipality to the south, and Debarca Municipality to the southwest.
Demographics
Prior to 2013 adjustment
According to the last national census from 2002 the municipality, prior to territorial adjustments in 2013, had 30,138 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the municipality included:
- Macedonians = 16,140 (53.6%)
- Albanians = 9,202 (30.5%)
- Turks = 2,430 (8.1%)
- Roma = 1,630 (5.4%)
- others.
Post-2013
Following the territorial adjustments in March 2013, the municipalities of Drugovo, Vraneštica, Zajas and Oslomej have been combined with Kičevo Municipality.[3] Ethnic groups in the larger Kičevo Municipality, according to the 2002 and 2021 censuses[4][5] include:
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 56,734 | 100 | 39,669 | 100 |
| Albanians | 30,927 | 54.51 | 16,373 | 41.27 |
| Macedonians | 20,278 | 35.74 | 16,020 | 40.38 |
| Turks | 2,998 | 5.28 | 2,553 | 6.44 |
| Roma | 1,631 | 2.87 | 2,003 | 5.05 |
| Vlachs | 76 | 0.13 | 70 | 0.18 |
| Serbs | 102 | 0.18 | 60 | 0.15 |
| Bosniaks | 8 | 0.03 | 13 | 0.03 |
| Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 714 | 1.26 | 172 | 0.44 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 2,405 | 6.06 | ||
Mother tongues among the residents of Kičevo Municipality include:
- Macedonian: 18,520 (46.7%)
- Albanian: 16,351 (41.2%)
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources: 2,405 (6.1%)
- Turkish: 1,905 (4.8%)
- Romani: 375 (1.0%)
- Others: 113 (0.3%)
Inhabited places
There are 88 inhabited places in this municipality.
| Inhabited Places | Total | Macedonians | Albanians | Turks | Roma | Vlachs | Serbs | Bosnians | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kičevo Municipality | 39,669 | 16,020 | 16,373 | 2,553 | 2,003 | 70 | 60 | 8 | 2,577 |
| Kičevo | 23428 | 12687 | 5110 | 2069 | 1775 | 67 | 49 | 8 | 1663 |
| Knežino | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lazarovci | 90 | 50 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Mamudovci | 232 | 0 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Osoj | 410 | 142 | 27 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| Raštani | 236 | 133 | 69 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Trapčin Dol | 357 | 1 | 339 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Arangel | 292 | 0 | 278 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Atišta | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bačišta | 470 | 0 | 443 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Belica | 54 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Berikovo | 34 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bigor Dolenci | 114 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Brždani | 85 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| Bukojčani | 25 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Vidrani | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vraneštica | 329 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Garani | 27 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Golemo Crsko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gorna Dušegubica | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gorno Dobrenoec | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Gorno Strogomište | 699 | 0 | 611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| Grešnica | 789 | 0 | 764 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Dlapkin Dol | 388 | 0 | 368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Dolna Dušegubica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dolno Dobrenoec | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Dolno Strogomište | 355 | 0 | 337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Drugovo | 1545 | 1276 | 81 | 122 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 60 |
| Dupjani | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ehloec | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zhubrino | 203 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Zajas | 2567 | 1 | 2449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 |
| Ivanchishta | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Izvor | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Javorec | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jagol | 215 | 5 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jagol Dolenci | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Judovo | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karbunica | 29 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kladnik | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Klenoec | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kozica | 45 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kozichini | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kolari | 421 | 0 | 388 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Kolibari | 355 | 0 | 338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Krushica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lavchani | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lešnica | 95 | 20 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Malkoec | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Malo Crsko | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manastirsko Dolenci | 40 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Midinci | 60 | 25 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Miokazi | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Novo Selo | 38 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orlanci | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oslomej | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Papradište | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patec | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Podvis | 55 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Popovjani | 142 | 1 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Popoec | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Popolzhani | 115 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Premka | 77 | 6 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prostranje | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rabetino | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rechani Zajas | 48 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rechani, Chelopechko | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Svetorache | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Svinjishte | 38 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Srbica | 796 | 0 | 761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Srbjani | 518 | 288 | 61 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| Staroec | 160 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Strelci | 1078 | 0 | 1009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Tajmište | 59 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tuin | 784 | 3 | 766 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Cer | 60 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Crvivci | 705 | 0 | 671 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Čelopeci | 287 | 9 | 9 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 |
| Shutovo | 397 | 0 | 376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
History
On 26 November 2019, an earthquake struck Albania and Kičevo Municipality sent €12,000 for relief efforts.[6]
