Tearce Municipality
Municipality of Tearce
Општина Теарце Komuna e Tearcës | |
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Rural municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipal seat | Tearce |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nuhi Neziri (DUI) |
| 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) |
| Area code | 044 |
| car plates | ТЕ |
| Website | Official Website |
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.
Geography
[edit]The municipality borders Kosovo to the north, Jegunovce Municipality to the east and south, and Tetovo Municipality to the west.
Demographics
[edit]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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census year | Population | |
| 1994 | 20,797 | |
| 2002 | 22,454 | |
| 2021 | 17,694 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
