Kichevo
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Kičevo Кичево |
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Kičevo
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 Kičevo
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| Coordinates: 41°31′04″N 20°57′56″E / 41.51778°N 20.96556°ECoordinates: 41°31′04″N 20°57′56″E / 41.51778°N 20.96556°E | |
| Country |
 Macedonia
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| Municipality | Kičevo Municipality |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fatmir Dehari (DUI) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 814.3 km2 (314.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 27,076 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 6250 |
| Area code(s) | +389 |
| Car plates | KI |
| Climate | Cfb |
Kičevo (Macedonian: Кичево [ˈkitʃɛvɔ]; Albanian: Kërçovë/Kërçova) is a city in the western part of the Republic of Macedonia, located in a valley in the south-eastern slopes of Mount Bistra, between the cities of Ohrid and Gostivar. The capital Skopje is 112 km away. The city of Kičevo is the seat of Kičevo Municipality.
The municipality of Kičevo has 56,734 inhabitants, and the city 27,076. The largest ethnic group in the city of Kičevo is the Macedonians who constitute for 15,031 people (55.5%), followed by the Albanians with 7,641 people (28.2%), the Turks with about 2,406 (8.9%) and Roma with 4.9%.
Orthodox Christians made up 15,139 (55.9%) of the city's population according to the 2002 census, while Muslims were the second-largest religious group in the city, numbering 11,759 (43.4%).
The most common native languages are Macedonian (62.5%), Albanian (28.2%), Turkish (8.0%) and Romani 0.4%.
The name of the city in Macedonian and other South Slavic languages is Kičevo (Кичево). Kičevo is first mentioned as Ouskanas (Ούσκανας) during the reign of Perseus of Macedon, during the Third Macedonian War (171-168 BC). It was known as Uskana among its Illyrian inhabitants.
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