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Tearce Municipality

Coordinates: 42°04′N 21°03′E / 42.07°N 21.05°E / 42.07; 21.05
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Municipality of Tearce
Општина Теарце
Komuna e Tearcës
Rural municipality
Coat of arms of Municipality of Tearce
Location of Municipality of Tearce
Country North Macedonia
Region Polog
Municipal seatTearce
Government
 • MayorNuhi Neziri (DUI)
Area
 • Total136.54 km2 (52.72 sq mi)
Population
 • Total17,694
 • Density164.45/km2 (425.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Area code044
car platesТЕ
WebsiteOfficial Website

Tearce (Macedonian: Теарце [ˈtɛ.artsɛ] ; Albanian:Tearcë) is a municipality in northwestern North Macedonia. Tearce is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Tearce Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.

Geography

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The municipality borders Kosovo to the north, Jegunovce Municipality to the east and south, and Tetovo Municipality to the west.

Demographics

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According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 17,694 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the municipality:

2002 2021
Number % Number %
TOTAL 22,454 100 17,694 100
Albanians 18,950 84.39 14,704 83.1
Macedonians 2,739 12.2 2,114 11.95
Turks 516 2.3 382 2.16
Roma 67 0.3 50 0.28
Serbs 14 0.06 22 0.12
Bosniaks 1 0.01
Other / Undeclared / Unknown 167 0.74 24 0.14
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 398 2.25


Demographics of Tearce Municipality
Census year Population

1994 20,797

2002 22,454

2021 17,694

References

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  1. ^ "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.

42°04′N 21°03′E / 42.07°N 21.05°E / 42.07; 21.05