Vevčani Municipality
{{short description|Municipality of North Macedonia}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vevčani Municipality
| official_name =
| native_name = Општина Вевчани
| native_name_lang = mk
| settlement_type = Rural Municipality
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{NMK}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = 15px Southwestern
| image_flag = Flag of Vevčani Municipality.svg
| flag_size = 160px
| image_blank_emblem = Coat of arms of Vevčani Municipality.svg
| blank_emblem_type = Coat of arms
| blank_emblem_size = 80px
| image_map = Map of Vevčani Municipality.svg
| seat_type = Municipal seat
| seat = Vevčani
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Spase Kočovski (VMRO-DPMNE)
| population_total = 2359
| population_density_km2 =
| area_code =
| blank_name_sec1 = car plates
| blank_info_sec1 = VV
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| website = http://www.vevcani.gov.mk/
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
}}
Vevčani ({{langx|mk|{{Audio|Mk-Vevchani.ogg|Вевчани}}}}) is a municipality in western North Macedonia. Vevčani is also the name of the municipal seat and the only settlement of the municipality. This municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region.
Geography
The municipality borders Struga Municipality to the north, east, and south and Albania to the west.
Demographics
According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 2,359 inhabitants.{{cite web |url=https://www.stat.gov.mk/pdf/2022/2.1.22.10-mk-en.pdf |title=Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци |website=stat.gov.mk |access-date=22 July 2022}} Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
| class="wikitable"
| | colspan="2" align="center"|2002 | colspan="2" align="center"|2021 |
| |align="center"|Number
|align="center"|% |align="center"|Number |align="center"|% |
| TOTAL
|align="center"|2,433 |align="center"|100 |align="center"|2,359 |align="center"|100 |
| Macedonians
|align="center"|2,419 |align="center"|99.42 |align="center"|2,252 |align="center"|95.46 |
| Albanians
|align="center"|3 |align="center"|0.12 |align="center"|14 |align="center"|0.59 |
| Vlachs
|align="center"|1 |align="center"|0.04 |align="center"|4 |align="center"|0.17 |
| Serbs
|align="center"|3 |align="center"|0.12 |align="center"|3 |align="center"|0.13 |
| Other / Undeclared / Unknown
|align="center"|7 |align="center"|0.3 |align="center"|6 |align="center"|0.26 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources
|align="center"| |align="center"| |align="center"|80 |align="center"|3.39 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.vevcani.gov.mk/ Official website]
{{Municipalities of North Macedonia}}
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