Brvenica (Macedonian: Брвеница (help·info), Albanian: Komuna e Bërvenicës) is a municipality in the northwestern part of North Macedonia. Brvenica is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Brvenica Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.
Municipality of Brvenica
Општина Брвеница Komuna e Bërvenicës | |
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Municipal seat | Brvenica |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jovica Ilievski (VMRO-DPMNE)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 164.3 km2 (63.4 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 13,645 |
• Density | 96.50/km2 (249.9/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Area code | 044 |
car plates | TE |
The municipality borders Tetovo Municipality to the north, Želino Municipality to the east, Makedonski Brod Municipality to the southeast, Gostivar Municipality to the southwest, Vrapčište Municipality to the west and Bogovinje Municipality to the northwest.
According to the 2021 Macedonian census, Brvenica Municipality has 13,645 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality:
2002 | 2021 | |||
Number | % | Number | % | |
TOTAL | 15,855 | 100 | 13,645 | 100 |
Albanians | 9,770 | 61.6 | 7,377 | 54.06 |
Macedonians | 5,949 | 37.5 | 5,715 | 41.88 |
others | 136 | 0.9 | 76 | 0.56 |
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | n/a | n/a | 477 | 3.5 |
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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. |