Zajas municipality

Infobox Municipality in the Republic of Macedonia
municipality_name=Zajas municipality
municipality_name_mkd=Општина Зајас
Komuna e Zajazit
population=11,605
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Zajas (Macedonian: Зајас, Albanian: "Zajazi") is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. "Zajas" is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Zajas municipality is part of Southwestern statistical region.

Geography

The municipality borders Mavrovo and Rostuša municipality in the west, Gostivar municipality in the north-east, Oslomej municipality in the east, Kičevo municipality in the south-east, and Drugovo municipality in the south-west.

Demographics

According to the last National census from 2002 this municipality has 11,605 inhabitants. ref|census

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
*Albanians = 11,308
*Macedonians = 211
*others = 86

Notes

# [http://msed.stat.gov.mk/msed.nsf/cd549cc3f96284dbc1256f2b0026e546/5db5887c1be3440ac1256f3900547f34/$FILE/I1%20Population%2015%20C2002%20123.pdf Macedonian census data of 2002] ]

ee also

* Zajas
* Republic of Macedonia
* Municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia

External links

* [http://www.makedonija.name/municipalities.php?page=zajas Zajas municipality on a Macedonian general information Site]