Mavrovo i Rostuše Municipality

Mavrovo i Rostuše (Macedonian: Маврово и Ростуше^ⓘ; Turkish: Mavrova ve Rostuşa) is a municipality in western North Macedonia. The municipal seat is located in the village of Rostuše. This municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.

Mavrovo i Rostuše Municipality Општина Маврово и Ростушe Mavrova ve Rostuşa Belediyesi
Rural municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Polog
Municipal seat	Rostuše
Government
• Mayor	Medat Kurtovski (SDSM)
Area
• Total	663.19 km2 (256.06 sq mi)
Population
• Total	5,042
• Density	13/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Vehicle registration	GV

Geography

The municipality borders Gostivar Municipality to the north, Kičevo Municipality to the east, Debar Municipality to the south and Albania to the west.

Demographics

According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 5,042 inhabitants.^[1] Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

	2002		2021
	Number	%	Number	%
TOTAL	8,618	100	5,042	100
Turks	2,680	31.1	1,555	30.84
Macedonians	4,349	50.46	1,474	29.23
Albanians	1,483	17.21	470	9.32
Bosniaks	31	0.36	35	0.69
Serbs	6	0.07	6	0.12
Roma	10	0.12	3	0.06
Vlachs			2	0.04
Other / Undeclared / Unknown	59	0.68	1,092	21.67
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources			405	8.03

• Religious affiliation according to the 2002 Macedonia census and 2021 North Macedonia census:

	2002		2021
	Number	%	Number	%
TOTAL	8,618	100	5,042	100
Islam	7,627	88.5	3,669	72.8
Orthodox	848	9.84	700	18.9
Christians	0	0.00	254
Catholics	14	0.16	1
Others	129	1.50	13	0.26
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources	n/a	n/a	405	8.04

Mother tongues declared, per the 2021 North Macedonia census, include the following:^[2]

• Macedonian: 4,120 (81.2%)
• Albanian: 355 (7.0%)
• Turkish: 138 (2.7%)
• Others: 24 (0.5%)
• Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources: 405 (8.0%)

See also

• Mavrovo National Park