Brvenica (Macedonian: , Albanian: Komuna e Bërvenicës) is a municipality in the northwestern part of North Macedonia. Brvenica is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Brvenica Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.
Municipality of Brvenica
Општина Брвеница Komuna e Bërvenicës | |
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Rural municipality | |
Country | North Macedonia |
Region | Polog |
Municipal seat | Brvenica |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jovica Ilievski (VMRO-DPMNE)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 164.3 km2 (63.4 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 13,645 |
• Density | 96.50/km2 (249.9/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Area code | 044 |
car plates | TE |
Geography
editThe municipality borders Tetovo Municipality to the north, Želino Municipality to the east, Makedonski Brod Municipality to the southeast, Gostivar Municipality to the southwest, Vrapčište Municipality to the west and Bogovinje Municipality to the northwest.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2021 North Macedonia census, Brvenica Municipality has 13,645 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the municipality:
2002 | 2021 | |||
Number | % | Number | % | |
TOTAL | 15,855 | 100 | 13,645 | 100 |
Albanians | 9,770 | 61.62 | 7,377 | 54.06 |
Macedonians | 5,949 | 37.52 | 5,715 | 41.88 |
Serbs | 78 | 0.49 | 40 | 0.29 |
Bosniaks | 1 | 0.01 | 6 | 0.04 |
Roma | 1 | 0.01 | ||
Turks | 2 | 0.02 | ||
Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 55 | 0.34 | 29 | 0.22 |
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 477 | 3.5 |
- Demographic Trends Live births by ethnic affiliation of mother, 2010-2022
Macedonians | Albanians | Others | TOTAL | ||||
Year | Births | % | Births | % | Births | % | Births |
2010 | 74 | 40.22 | 110 | 59.78 | 0 | 0.00 | 184 |
2011 | 62 | 33.70 | 122 | 66.30 | 0 | 0.00 | 184 |
2012 | 45 | 25.86 | 129 | 74.14 | 0 | 0.00 | 174 |
2013 | 53 | 28.19 | 135 | 71.81 | 0 | 0.00 | 188 |
2014 | 69 | 35.94 | 121 | 63.02 | 2 | 1.04 | 192 |
2015 | 62 | 32.98 | 126 | 67.02 | 0 | 0.00 | 188 |
2016 | 52 | 31.52 | 112 | 67.88 | 1 | 0.61 | 165 |
2017 | 58 | 35.58 | 105 | 64.42 | 0 | 0.00 | 163 |
2018 | 53 | 35.33 | 96 | 64.00 | 1 | 0.67 | 150 |
2019 | 47 | 30.52 | 107 | 69.48 | 0 | 0.00 | 154 |
2020 | 63 | 42.86 | 83 | 56.46 | 1 | 0.68 | 147 |
2021 | 35 | 29.17 | 85 | 70.83 | 0 | 0.00 | 120 |
2022 | 24 | 20.51 | 91 | 77.78 | 2 | 1.71 | 117 |
2023 | 22 | 19.13 | 93 | 80.87 | 0 | 0.00 | 115 |
References
edit- ^ Local Elections 2021 – Mayor of Brvenica. State Election Commission.
- ^ "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.