Zajas Municipality

Zajas municipality
Општина Зајас
Komuna e Zajazit

Municipality

Flag

Seal

Country

Republic of Macedonia

region

Southwestern Statistical Region

Municipal seat

Zajas

Population

• Total

11,605

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

Split from

Kičevo Municipality in 1996

Merged into

Kičevo Municipality in 2013

Zajas (Macedonian: Зајас , Albanian: Zajaz) is a former municipality in western Republic of Macedonia, created in the 1996 territorial organisation, dissolved following 2013 Macedonian new territorial organisation after it was merged with Kičevo Municipality.^[1] Zajas is also the name of the village where the municipal seat was found. Zajas Municipality was part of the Southwestern Statistical Region.

Geography

The municipality bordered Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality to the west, Gostivar Municipality to the northeast, Oslomej Municipality to the east, Kičevo Municipality to the southeast, and Drugovo Municipality to the southwest.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002, this municipality has 11,605 inhabitants.^[2] Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

Albanians = 11,308 (97.4%)
Macedonians = 211 (1.8%)
others = 86 (0.7%)

The total number of students in the municipality in 2011, in comparison to the total number of students in 2007, declined for 35.5%. Zajas is the second municipality in Macedonia by the decline of the total number of students.^[3]

References

↑ http://www.sec.mk/images/lok2013/mkd_admin_karta_a3_2013.jpg
↑ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
↑ Во основните училишта за 10 години дури 46.500 ученици помалку

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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°35′N 20°56′E / 41.59°N 20.94°E / 41.59; 20.94

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