Debarca municipality

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Debarca municipality
Општина Дебарца
[[Image:|px|Flag of Debarca municipality]] [[Image:|px|Coat of arms of Debarca municipality]]
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Debarca municipality
Municipality center Belčišta
Mayor Ljupčo Kojčinovski
Municipality area 425,39 km²
Population
 - density
5,507
12,95 people/km²
Time zone
 - Standard
 - Summer (DST)

CET (UTC+1)
CEST (UTC+2)
Status Rural Municipality
Area code +389 046
Car plates
Postal code
Official Website www.debarca.gov.mk

Debarca (Macedonian: Дебарца) is a municipality in south-western Republic of Macedonia. The village of Belčišta is the municipal seat. Debarca municipality is part of Southwestern statistical region.

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[edit] Geography

The municipality borders Drugovo municipality in the north-east, Demir Hisar municipality in the east, Ohrid municipality in the south, and Struga municipality in 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.

[edit] 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
  • Albanians = 153
  • Others = 30

[edit] 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

[edit] Notes

  1. ^  Macedonian census data of 2002]

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