Kičevo Municipality (; ) is a municipality in the western part of North Macedonia. The municipal seat is the city of Kičevo. Kičevo Municipality is located in the Southwestern Statistical Region.

Geography The municipality borders Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality to the northwest, Debar Municipality to the west, Gostivar Municipality to the north, Makedonski Brod and Plasnica municipalities to the east, Demir Hisar Municipality to the south, and Debarca Municipality to the southwest.

Demographics Prior to 2013 adjustment According to the last national census from 2002 the municipality, prior to territorial adjustments in 2013, had 30,138 inhabitants.2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF) Ethnic groups in the municipality included: Macedonians = 16,140 (53.6%) Albanians = 9,202 (30.5%) Turks = 2,430 (8.1%) Roma = 1,630 (5.4%) others. Post-2013 Following the territorial adjustments in March 2013, the municipalities of Drugovo, Vraneštica, Zajas and Oslomej have been combined with Kičevo Municipality.Macedonian territorial organisation of 2013 Ethnic groups in the larger Kičevo Municipality, according to the 2002 and 2021 censuses2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF) include:

20022021Number%Number%TOTAL56,73410039,669100Albanians30,92754.5116,37341.27Macedonians20,27835.7416,02040.38Turks2,9985.282,5536.44Roma1,6312.872,0035.05Vlachs760.13700.18Serbs1020.18600.15Bosniaks80.03130.03Other / Undeclared / Unknown7141.261720.44Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources2,4056.06

Mother tongues among the residents of Kičevo Municipality include: Macedonian: 18,520 (46.7%) Albanian: 16,351 (41.2%) Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources: 2,405 (6.1%) Turkish: 1,905 (4.8%) Romani: 375 (1.0%) Others: 113 (0.3%)

Inhabited places

There are 88 inhabited places in this municipality.

Inhabited Places Total Macedonians Albanians Turks Roma Vlachs Serbs Bosnians Others Kičevo Municipality 39,669 16,020 16,373 2,553 2,003 70 60 8 2,577 Kičevo 23428 12687 5110 2069 1775 67 49 8 1663 Knežino 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Lazarovci 90 50 35 0 0 0 1 0 4 Mamudovci 232 0 228 0 0 0 0 0 4 Osoj 410 142 27 0 199 0 0 1 41 Raštani 236 133 69 0 27 0 4 0 3 Trapčin Dol 357 1 339 0 0 0 0 0 17 Arangel 292 0 278 0 0 0 1 0 13 Atišta 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bačišta 470 0 443 0 2 0 0 0 25 Belica 54 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Berikovo 34 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 4 Bigor Dolenci 114 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Brždani 85 54 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 Bukojčani 25 8 14 0 0 0 0 0 3 Vidrani 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vraneštica 329 313 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Garani 27 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 10 Golemo Crsko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gorna Dušegubica 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gorno Dobrenoec 30 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 Gorno Strogomište 699 0 611 0 0 0 0 0 88 Grešnica 789 0 764 0 0 1 0 0 24 Dlapkin Dol 388 0 368 0 0 0 0 0 20 Dolna Dušegubica 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dolno Dobrenoec 23 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Dolno Strogomište 355 0 337 0 0 0 0 0 18 Drugovo 1545 1276 81 122 0 2 2 0 60 Dupjani 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ehloec 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zhubrino 203 0 198 0 0 0 0 0 5 Zajas 2567 1 2449 0 0 0 0 0 117 Ivanchishta 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Izvor 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Javorec 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jagol 215 5 202 0 0 0 0 0 8 Jagol Dolenci 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Judovo 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Karbunica 29 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Kladnik 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Klenoec 20 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Kozica 45 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Kozichini 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kolari 421 0 388 0 0 0 0 0 33 Kolibari 355 0 338 0 0 0 0 0 17 Krushica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lavchani 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lešnica 95 20 70 0 0 0 0 0 5 Malkoec 9 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Malo Crsko 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Manastirsko Dolenci 40 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Midinci 60 25 28 0 0 0 0 1 6 Miokazi 19 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Novo Selo 38 1 36 0 0 0 0 0 1 Orlanci 17 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Oslomej 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Papradište 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 Patec 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Podvis 55 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Popovjani 142 1 135 0 0 0 0 0 6 Popoec 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Popolzhani 115 114 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Premka 77 6 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prostranje 19 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Rabetino 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Rechani Zajas 48 0 46 1 0 0 0 0 1 Rechani, Chelopechko 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Svetorache 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Svinjishte 38 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Srbica 796 0 761 0 0 0 0 0 35 Srbjani 518 288 61 139 0 0 1 0 28 Staroec 160 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Strelci 1078 0 1009 1 0 0 0 0 67 Tajmište 59 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Tuin 784 3 766 0 0 0 0 0 15 Cer 60 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Crvivci 705 0 671 0 0 0 0 0 34 Čelopeci 287 9 9 221 0 0 0 3 45 Shutovo 397 0 376 0 0 0 0 0 21

History On 26 November 2019, an earthquake struck Albania and Kičevo Municipality sent €12,000 for relief efforts.

References

External links

Official website Portal Kicevo