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.
Municipality of Tearce
Општина Теарце Komuna e Tearcës | |
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Rural municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipal seat | Tearce |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nuhi Neziri (DUI) |
| Area | |
• Total | 136.54 km2 (52.72 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 17,694 |
| • Density | 164.45/km2 (425.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| Area code | 044 |
| car plates | ТЕ |
| Website | Official Website |
Geography
editThe municipality borders Kosovo to the north, Jegunovce Municipality to the east and south, and Tetovo Municipality to the west.
Demographics
editAccording 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
edit- ^ "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.