# Debar Municipality > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Debar_Municipality > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Debar_Municipality.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debar_Municipality > Source revision: 1346395434 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox settlement | name = Municipality of Debar | official_name = | native_name = Општина Дебар
Komuna e Dibrës | settlement_type = Urban municipality | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{NMK}} | subdivision_type1 = [Region](/source/Statistical_Regions_of_North_Macedonia) | subdivision_name1 = 15px [Southwestern](/source/Southwestern_Statistical_Region) | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_blank_emblem = Coat of arms of Debar Municipality.svg | blank_emblem_type = Coat of arms | blank_emblem_size = 80px | image_map = Map of Debar Municipality.svg | seat_type = Municipal seat | seat = [Debar](/source/Debar) | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Fisnik Mela ([VLEN](/source/VLEN_Coalition)) | area_total_km2 = 145.67 | population_total = 15,412 | population_density_km2 = 134.15 | area_code = +389 46 | website = {{URL|http://www.dibra.gov.mk|Official Website}} | timezone = [CET](/source/Central_European_Time) | blank_name_sec1 = [Vehicle registration](/source/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_North_Macedonia) | blank_info_sec1 = DB | utc_offset = +1 }} {{Short description|Municipality of North Macedonia}} {{Distinguish|Dibër (municipality){{!}}Dibër Municipality}}'''Debar''' ({{langx|mk|Општина Дебар}} {{IPA|mk|ˈdɛːbar||Mk-Debar.ogg}}, {{langx|sq|Komuna e Dibrës}}) is a municipality in western part of [Republic of North Macedonia](/source/North_Macedonia). ''[Debar](/source/Debar)'' is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Debar Municipality is part of the [Southwestern Statistical Region](/source/Southwestern_Statistical_Region). ==Geography== The municipality borders [Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality](/source/Mavrovo_and_Rostu%C5%A1a_Municipality) to the northeast, [Kičevo Municipality](/source/Ki%C4%8Devo_Municipality) to the southeast, [Centar Župa Municipality](/source/Centar_%C5%BDupa_Municipality) to the south, and [Albania](/source/Albania) to the west. ==Demographics== According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 15,412 inhabitants.{{cite web |url=https://www.stat.gov.mk/pdf/2022/2.1.22.10-mk-en.pdf |title=Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци |website=stat.gov.mk |access-date=22 July 2022}} Ethnic groups in the municipality include: {| class="wikitable" | | colspan="2" align="center"|2002 | colspan="2" align="center"|2021 |- | |align="center"|Number |align="center"|% |align="center"|Number |align="center"|% |- |'''TOTAL''' |align="center"|'''19,542''' |align="center"|'''100''' |align="center"|'''15,412''' |align="center"|'''100''' |- |[Albanians](/source/Albanians) |align="center"|11,348 |align="center"|58.07 |align="center"|8,438 |align="center"|54.75 |- |[Turks](/source/Turkish_people) |align="center"|2,684 |align="center"|13.74 |align="center"|2,733 |align="center"|17.73 |- |[Macedonians](/source/Macedonians_(ethnic_group)) |align="center"|3,911 |align="center"|20.01 |align="center"|1,155 |align="center"|7.49 |- |[Roma](/source/Romani_people) |align="center"|1,080 |align="center"|5.53 |align="center"|1,140 |align="center"|7.4 |- |[Bosniaks](/source/Bosniaks) |align="center"|3 |align="center"|0.02 |align="center"|8 |align="center"|0.05 |- |[Serbs](/source/Serbs) |align="center"|22 |align="center"|0.11 |align="center"|5 |align="center"|0.03 |- |[Vlachs](/source/Vlachs) |align="center"|2 |align="center"|0.01 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|0.01 |- |Other / Undeclared / Unknown |align="center"|492 |align="center"|2.52 |align="center"|432 |align="center"|2.81 |- |Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources |align="center"| |align="center"| |align="center"|1,499 |align="center"|9.73 |- |} Mother tongues in Debar Municipality include:[https://makstat.stat.gov.mk/PXWeb/pxweb/mk/MakStat/MakStat__Popisi__Popis2021__NaselenieVkupno__Naselenie__EtnoKulturniKarakteristiki/T1015P21.px/table/tableViewLayout2/?rxid=391f4298-cffb-441f-ab02-65f4b712d1f9 2021 census, municipality by mother tongue]{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} *[Albanian](/source/Albanian_language): 9,232 (59.9%) *[Macedonian](/source/Macedonian_language): 4,466 (29.0%) *[Turkish](/source/Turkish_language): 189 (1.2%) *Others: 26 (0.1%) *Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources: 1,499 (9.7%) Demographic development of Debar municipality within today borders.{{cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://makstat.stat.gov.mk/pxweb2007bazi/Database/Censuses/Censuses%20of%20population%201948-2002/Censuses%20of%20population%201948-2002.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014071758/http://makstat.stat.gov.mk/pxweb2007bazi/Database/Censuses/Censuses%20of%20population%201948-2002/Censuses%20of%20population%201948-2002.asp |archive-date=2013-10-14 |access-date=2013-07-31}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Census year !! Total !! Macedonians !! % !! Albanians !! % !! Turks !! % !! Roma !! % !! Vlachs !! Serbs !! Bosniaks !! Other !Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources |- | 1953 || 10,258 || 3,392 || 33.07 || 5,819 || 56.73 || 776 || 7.56 || 83 || 0.81 || 2 || 114 || 0 || 72 |/ |- | 1961 || 11,162 || 2,025 || 18.14 || 6,476 || 58.02 || 2,002 || 17.94 || 0 || 0.00 || 0 || 86 || 0 || 573 |/ |- | 1971 || 13,802 || 2,022 || 14.65 || 8,793 || 63.71 || 2,414 || 17.49 || 0 || 0.00 || 0 || 106 || 0 || 467 |/ |- | 1981 || 16,952 || 2,358 || 13.91 || 9,981 || 58.88 || 1,130 || 6.67 || 1,030 || 6.08 || 0 || 37 || 0 || 2,416 |/ |- | 1994 || 19,010 || 4,266 || 22.44 || 10,935 || 57.52 || 1,875 || 9.86 || 1,103 || 5.80 || 1 || 34 || 0 || 796 |/ |- | 2002 || 19,542 || 3,911 || 20.02 || 11,348 || 58.09 || 2,684 || 13.74 || 1,080 || 5.53 || 2 || 22 || 3 || 492 |/ |- |2021 |15,412 |1,155 |7.49 |8,438 |54.75 |2,733 |17.73 |1,140 |7.4 |2 |5 |8 |432 |1,499 |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.dibra.gov.mk/ Official website] {{Debar Municipality}} {{Municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia}} {{Municipalities with an Albanian majority}} {{coord|41.52|N|20.53|E|source:kolossus-itwiki|display=title}} {{Authority control}} Category:Debar Municipality Category:Southwestern Statistical Region Category:Municipalities of North Macedonia --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Debar Municipality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debar_Municipality) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debar_Municipality?action=history)). 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