Municipality of Kičevo Општина Кичево Komuna e Kërçovës | |
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Urban municipality | |
| Country | |
| Region | |
| 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 |
Kičevo Municipality (Macedonian:Кичево;Albanian:Kërçovë) is a municipality in the western part ofNorth Macedonia. The municipal seat is the city ofKičevo. Kičevo Municipality is located in theSouthwestern Statistical Region.
The municipality bordersMavrovo and Rostuša Municipality to the northwest,Debar Municipality to the west,Gostivar Municipality to the north,Makedonski Brod andPlasnica municipalities to the east,Demir Hisar Municipality to the south, andDebarca Municipality to the southwest.
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:
Following the territorial adjustments in March 2013, the municipalities ofDrugovo,Vraneštica,Zajas andOslomej 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:
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 |
On 26 November 2019,an earthquake struck Albania and Kičevo Municipality sent €12,000 for relief efforts.[6]