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Gostivar (Macedonian
Macedonian language

Macedonian is the official language of the Republic of Macedonia and is a part of the Eastern group of South Slavic languages. Macedonian is closely related to and shares a high degree of mutual intelligibility with the Bulgarian language, Serbian language, Bosnian language, and Croatian language languages....
: ????????, Albanian
Albanian language

Albanian is an Indo-European languages spoken by nearly 6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including the west of the Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, and southern Serbia....
: Gostivari) is a municipality
Municipality

A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
 in western Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia

The Republic of Macedonia , , often referred to simply as Macedonia, is a landlocked country on the Balkans in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south and Albania to the west....
. Gostivar
Gostivar

Gostivar , is a city in the Republic of Macedonia, located in the upper Polog valley region. It is one of the largest municipalities in the country with a population of 81,042, and the town also covers ....
 is also the name of the town
Town

A town is a type of human settlement ranging from a few to several thousand inhabitants, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas; the precise meaning varies between countries and is not always a matter of legal definition....
 where the municipal seat is found. Gostivar municipality is part of Polog statistical region
Polog statistical region

The Republic of Macedonia is divided in eight arbitrary statistical regions. Polog, located in the northwestern part of the country, borders Albania and Kosovo....
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municipality borders Mavrovo i Rostuša, Zajas
Zajas municipality

Zajas is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Zajas is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Zajas municipality is part of Southwestern statistical region....
 and Oslomej
Oslomej municipality

Oslomej is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Oslomej is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Oslomej municipality is part of Southwestern statistical region....
 municipality in the south
South

South is one of the cardinal directions and is opposite to the north.By Western world Norm , the bottom side of a map is south; the southern direction has azimuth or bearing of 180?....
, Makedonski Brod municipality
Makedonski Brod municipality

Makedonski Brod is a Municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia in eastern Republic of Macedonia, named after the town of Makedonski Brod, where the municipal seat is located....
 in the east
East

East is a Direction in geography. It is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points, opposite of west and at right angles to north and south....
, Brvenica
Brvenica municipality

Brvenica is a municipality in north-western Republic of Macedonia. Brvenica is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found....
 and Vrapcište
Vrapcište municipality

Vrapci?te is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Vrapci?te is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of Polog statistical region....
 municipality in the north
North

North is one of the four cardinal directions, specifically the direction that, in Western culture, is treated as the fundamental direction:...
, and Albania
Albania

Albania , officially the Republic of Albania , is a country in Balkans. It is bordered by Greece to the south-east, Montenegro to the north, Kosovo to the northeast, and the Republic of Macedonia to the east....
 and Kosovo
Kosovo

Kosovo is a disputed region in the Balkans. Its majority is governed by the partially-recognised Republic of Kosovo . Serbia does not recognise the secession of Kosovo and considers it a United Nations-governed entity within its sovereign territory, the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija that was re-created by Slobodan M...
 in the west
West

West is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating Direction or geography.West is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points....
.

Demographics
According to the last National census from 2002 this municipality has 81,042 inhabitants.






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Gostivar (Macedonian
Macedonian language

Macedonian is the official language of the Republic of Macedonia and is a part of the Eastern group of South Slavic languages. Macedonian is closely related to and shares a high degree of mutual intelligibility with the Bulgarian language, Serbian language, Bosnian language, and Croatian language languages....
: ????????, Albanian
Albanian language

Albanian is an Indo-European languages spoken by nearly 6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including the west of the Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, and southern Serbia....
: Gostivari) is a municipality
Municipality

A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
 in western Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia

The Republic of Macedonia , , often referred to simply as Macedonia, is a landlocked country on the Balkans in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south and Albania to the west....
. Gostivar
Gostivar

Gostivar , is a city in the Republic of Macedonia, located in the upper Polog valley region. It is one of the largest municipalities in the country with a population of 81,042, and the town also covers ....
 is also the name of the town
Town

A town is a type of human settlement ranging from a few to several thousand inhabitants, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas; the precise meaning varies between countries and is not always a matter of legal definition....
 where the municipal seat is found. Gostivar municipality is part of Polog statistical region
Polog statistical region

The Republic of Macedonia is divided in eight arbitrary statistical regions. Polog, located in the northwestern part of the country, borders Albania and Kosovo....
.

Geography

The municipality borders Mavrovo i Rostuša, Zajas
Zajas municipality

Zajas is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Zajas is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Zajas municipality is part of Southwestern statistical region....
 and Oslomej
Oslomej municipality

Oslomej is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Oslomej is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Oslomej municipality is part of Southwestern statistical region....
 municipality in the south
South

South is one of the cardinal directions and is opposite to the north.By Western world Norm , the bottom side of a map is south; the southern direction has azimuth or bearing of 180?....
, Makedonski Brod municipality
Makedonski Brod municipality

Makedonski Brod is a Municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia in eastern Republic of Macedonia, named after the town of Makedonski Brod, where the municipal seat is located....
 in the east
East

East is a Direction in geography. It is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points, opposite of west and at right angles to north and south....
, Brvenica
Brvenica municipality

Brvenica is a municipality in north-western Republic of Macedonia. Brvenica is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found....
 and Vrapcište
Vrapcište municipality

Vrapci?te is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Vrapci?te is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of Polog statistical region....
 municipality in the north
North

North is one of the four cardinal directions, specifically the direction that, in Western culture, is treated as the fundamental direction:...
, and Albania
Albania

Albania , officially the Republic of Albania , is a country in Balkans. It is bordered by Greece to the south-east, Montenegro to the north, Kosovo to the northeast, and the Republic of Macedonia to the east....
 and Kosovo
Kosovo

Kosovo is a disputed region in the Balkans. Its majority is governed by the partially-recognised Republic of Kosovo . Serbia does not recognise the secession of Kosovo and considers it a United Nations-governed entity within its sovereign territory, the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija that was re-created by Slobodan M...
 in the west
West

West is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating Direction or geography.West is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points....
.

Demographics


According to the last National census from 2002 this municipality has 81,042 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
  • Albanians = 54,038
  • Macedonians = 15,877
  • Turks = 7,991
  • Roma = 2,237
  • others.


See also


  • Gostivar
    Gostivar

    Gostivar , is a city in the Republic of Macedonia, located in the upper Polog valley region. It is one of the largest municipalities in the country with a population of 81,042, and the town also covers ....
  • Republic of Macedonia
    Republic of Macedonia

    The Republic of Macedonia , , often referred to simply as Macedonia, is a landlocked country on the Balkans in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south and Albania to the west....
  • Municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia
    Municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia

    The municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia are first-order administrative divisions. In August 2004, the Republic of Macedonia was reorganised into 84 municipality ; 10 of the municipalities constitute the Greater Skopje , a distinct unit of local self-governance and the country's Capital ....


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