Debarca Municipality

Debarca municipality
Општина Дебарца

Rural municipality

Flag

Coat of arms

Country

Macedonia

Region

Southwestern Statistical Region

Municipal seat

Belčišta

Government

• Mayor

Igor Trajkoski (VMRO-DPMNE)

Area

• Total

425.39 km² (164.24 sq mi)

Population

• Total

5,507

• Density

12.95/km² (33.5/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

Area code(s)

046

Website

http://www.debarca.gov.mk

Debarca (Macedonian: Дебарца ) is a municipality in southwestern part of Republic of Macedonia. The village of Belčišta is the municipal seat. Debarca Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region. It is the municipality in which Ohrid "St. Paul the Apostle" Airport is located, the county's second of two international airports.

Geography

The municipality borders Kičevo Municipality to the northeast, Demir Hisar Municipality to the east, Ohrid Municipality to the south, and Struga Municipality to the west.

The municipality encompasses the Debarca Valley, part of the Sateska River watershed that flows into Lake Ohrid and belongs to the Lake Ohrid Drainage Basin.

The majority of the villages are nestled between the Karaorman Mountain in the west and Ilinska Mountain in the east.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002 this municipality has 5,507 inhabitants.^[1]

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

Macedonians = 5,324 (96.7%)
Albanians = 153 (2.8%)
Others = 30 (0.5%)

Inhabited places

The municipality consists of 30 villages.

Inhabited places in Debarca Municipality
Village(s): Arbinovo \| Belčišta \| Botun \| Brežani \| Velmej \| Volino \| Vrbjani \| Godivje \| Gorenci \| Gorno Sredorečie \| Grko Pole \| Dolno Sredorečie \| Zlesti \| Izdeglavje \| Klimeštani \| Laktinje \| Lešani \| Mešeišta \| Mramorec \| Novo Selo \| Ozdoleni \| Orovnik \| Pesočani \| Slatino \| Slatinski Čiflik \| Slivovo \| Sošani \| Trebeništa \| Turje \| Crvena Voda

References

↑ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)

Municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia

Municipalities	Aračinovo Berovo Bitola Bogdanci Bogovinje Bosilovo Brvenica Čaška Češinovo-Obleševo Centar Župa Čučer-Sandevo Debar Debarca Delčevo Demir Hisar Demir Kapija Dojran Dolneni Gevgelija Gostivar Gradsko Ilinden Jegunovce Karbinci Kavadarci Kičevo Kočani Konče Kratovo Kriva Palanka Krivogaštani Kruševo Kumanovo Lipkovo Lozovo Makedonska Kamenica Makedonski Brod Mavrovo and Rostuša Mogila Negotino Novaci Novo Selo Ohrid Pehčevo Petrovec Plasnica Prilep Probištip Radoviš Rankovce Resen Rosoman Sopište Staro Nagoričane Štip Struga Strumica Studeničani Sveti Nikole Tearce Tetovo Valandovo Vasilevo Veles Vevčani Vinica Vrapčište Zelenikovo Želino Zrnovci

Greater Skopje	Aerodrom Butel Čair Centar Gazi Baba Gjorče Petrov Karpoš Kisela Voda Saraj Šuto Orizari

Former	Bač Belčišta Bistrica Blatec Bogomila Capari Čegrane Češinovo Delogoždi Dobruševo Dolna Banjica Drugovo Džepčište Izvor Kamenjane Klečovce Kondovo Konopište Kosel Kukliš Kukurečani Labuništa Lukovo Mavrovi Anovi Mešeišta Miravci Murtuno Negotino-Pološko Obleševo Orašac Orizari Oslomej Podareš Rostuša Samokov Šipkovica Sopotnica Srbinovo Staravina Topolčani Velešta Vraneštica Vitolište Vratnica Vrutok Zajas Žitoše Zletovo

Coordinates: 41°30′00″N 21°23′00″E / 41.5°N 21.3833°E / 41.5; 21.3833

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