Tetovo Municipality

Tetovo (Macedonian: Тетово, [ˈtɛtɔvɔ] ⓘ; Albanian: Tetovë) is a municipality in the northwest part of North Macedonia. Tetovo's municipal seat is located in the town of the same name. Tetovo Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.

Municipality of Tetovo
Општина Тетово
Komuna e Tetovës
Urban municipality
The building of the archives of Tetovo, a department of the State Archive of North Macedonia.
The building of the archives of Tetovo, a department of the State Archive of North Macedonia.
Flag of Municipality of Tetovo
Flag
Coat of arms of Municipality of Tetovo
Coat of arms
Location of Municipality of Tetovo
Country North Macedonia
Region Polog
Municipal centerTetovo
Government
 • MayorBilall Kasami (Lëvizja Besa)
Area
 • Total261.89 km2 (101.12 sq mi)
Population
 • Total84,770
 • Density320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Languages
 • primaryMacedonian, Albanian
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+389 044
Car platesTE
WebsiteOfficial Website

Geography

The municipality borders Kosovo to the north and west, Tearce Municipality to the northeast, Jegunovce Municipality to the east, Želino Municipality to the southeast, Brvenica Municipality to the south, and Bogovinje Municipality to the southwest.

History

As a result of the redrawing of municipality borders in 2003, the rural Šipkovica Municipality and Džepčište Municipality were attached to Tetovo Municipality. Without these two municipalities, the population of the Municipality of Tetovo was 65,318 according to the census of 1994, and 70,841 at the last census.[1] The population of the former Šipkovica Municipality in 1994 was 6,797, and according to the last census was 7,820. The population of the former Džepčište Municipality in 1994 was 7,286, and according to the last census was 7,919. The population of the present-day combined municipality is 86,580.

On 26 November 2019, an earthquake struck Albania and Tetovo Municipality held 2 days of mourning for the earthquake victims and sent humanitarian aid and 500,000 denars for relief efforts.[2][3]

Demographics

The number of the inhabited places in the municipality is 20. There is one city and 19 villages. The population of the municipality is 84,770. Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

2002 2021
Number % Number %
TOTAL 86,580 100 84,770 100
Albanians 60,886 70.3 50,460 61.32
Macedonians 20,053 23.2 30,053 33.32
Roma 23 0.001 0 0
Turks 1,882 2.2 1,800 2.06
Serbs 604 0.7 256 0.3
Bosniaks 156 0.2 189 0.22
others 642 0.7 337 0.4
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources n/a n/a 4,368 5.15

Inhabited places

There are 20 inhabited places in this municipality.

Inhabited Places TotalMacedoniansAlbaniansTurksRomaVlachsSerbsBosniansOthers
Tetovo Municipality84,77015,52960,4601,7461,885-2561894,705
Bozovce174-137-----37
Brodec734-651-----83
Džepčište3.338333.1981-1--105
Fališe612552371--5-18
Gajre633-607-----26
Ǵermo569-538-----31
Golema Rečica3.60313.422-----181
Jedoarce16511------
Lavce313-311-----2
Lisec3845340-----39
Mala Rečica2.46812.337-----130
Otunje32----1--
Poroj2.65322.558----192
Saraḱino1.153791277-8-2-72
Selce2.239-2.149-----90
Setole22193---1--
Šipkovica1.540-1.483-----57
Tetovo63.17614.11641.3561.7451.877102481883.616
Vejce8482804-----42
Vešala291-241-----50

Historical photographs from Tetovo

References
  1. 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
  2. "Komunat shqiptare në Maqedoni anulojnë kremtimet për festat e nëntorit" (in Albanian). Gazeta Express. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. "Maqedonia e Veriut jep 100 mijë Euro për Shqipërinë" (in Albanian). TV Klan. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.

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