Bogovinje (Macedonian: Боговиње (help·info), Albanian: Komuna e Bogovinës) is a municipality in the western part of the Republic of North Macedonia. Bogovinje is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Bogovinje Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.
Bogovinje Municipality
Општина Боговиње Komuna e Bogovinës | |
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Rural municipality | |
![]() Bogovinje Lake | |
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Coordinates: 41°56′N 20°55′E | |
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Municipal seat | Bogovinje |
Government | |
• Mayor | Besnik Emshi (DUI) |
Population | |
• Total | 22,906 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Website | Official Website |
The municipality borders Tetovo Municipality to the north, Brvenica Municipality to the east, Vrapčište Municipality to the south, and Kosovo to the west.
The number of the inhabited places in the municipality is 15. According to the last national census from 2021 this municipality has 22,906 inhabitants.[1]
2002 | 2021 | |||
Number | % | Number | % | |
TOTAL | 28,997 | 100 | 22,906 | 100 |
Albanians | 27,614 | 95.2 | 20,475 | 89.39 |
Turks | 1,183 | 4.1 | 803 | 3.51 |
Macedonians | 37 | 0.1 | 16 | 0.07 |
others | 163 | 0.6 | 45 | 0.2 |
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | n/a | n/a | 1,567 | 6.84 |
Villages in Bogovinje Municipality | |
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Municipalities of North Macedonia | ||
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Northeastern | ||
Pelagonia | ||
Polog | ||
Skopje | ||
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Southwestern | ||
Vardar | ||
City of Skopje |
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Municipalities of North Macedonia with an Albanian majority | |
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The municipality names in italics have an Albanian population of over 50% but below 60%. Names in brackets are Albanian equivalents of the Macedonian names. |