Tearce Municipality
Municipality in Polog, North Macedonia
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Tearce (Macedonian: Теарце [ˈtɛ.artsɛ] ⓘ; Albanian:Tearcë) is a municipality in northwestern North Macedonia. Tearce is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Tearce Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.
Municipality of Tearce
Општина Теарце Komuna e Tearcës | |
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Rural municipality | |
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Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipal seat | Tearce |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daut Memishi (VLEN) |
| Area | |
• Total | 136.54 km2 (52.72 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 17,694 |
| • Density | 164.45/km2 (425.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Postal code | 1224 |
| Area code | 044 |
| Vehicle registration | TE |
| Website | Official Website |
Geography
The municipality borders Kosovo to the north, Jegunovce Municipality to the east and south, and Tetovo Municipality to the west.
Demographics
According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 17,694 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the municipality:
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 22,454 | 100 | 17,694 | 100 |
| Albanians | 18,950 | 84.39 | 14,704 | 83.1 |
| Macedonians | 2,739 | 12.2 | 2,114 | 11.95 |
| Turks | 516 | 2.3 | 382 | 2.16 |
| Roma | 67 | 0.3 | 50 | 0.28 |
| Serbs | 14 | 0.06 | 22 | 0.12 |
| Bosniaks | 1 | 0.01 | ||
| Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 167 | 0.74 | 24 | 0.14 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 398 | 2.25 | ||
| Demographics of Tearce Municipality | ||
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| Census year | Population | |
| 1994 | 20,797 | |
| 2002 | 22,454 | |
| 2021 | 17,694 | |