Tetovo
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Tetovo Тетово Tetovë Kalkandelen |
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 Location in Northwestern Macedonia. |
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 Tetovo
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| Coordinates: 42°00′N 20°58′E / 42.000°N 20.967°ECoordinates: 42°00′N 20°58′E / 42.000°N 20.967°E | |||
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 Macedonia
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| Municipality | Tetovo Municipality | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Teuta Arifi (DUI) | ||
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| • Total | 1,068 km2 (412 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 468 m (1,535 ft) | ||
| Population (2002) | |||
| • Total | 52,915 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 1200 | ||
| Area code(s) | +389 044 | ||
| Car plates | TE | ||
| Climate | Cfb | ||
| Website |
tetovo.gov.mk . |
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Tetovo (Macedonian: Тетово, [ˈtɛtɔvɔ]; Albanian: Tetovë/Tetova; Turkish: Kalkandelen) is a city in the northwestern part of Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena River. The municipality of Tetovo covers an area of 1,080 km2 (417 sq mi) at 468 meters (1,535 ft) above sea level, with a population of 52,915. The city of Tetovo is the seat of Tetovo Municipality.
Various archaeological findings suggest Tetovo was first inhabited thousands of years ago. It was under Ottoman rule for roughly five centuries, beginning in the 15th century. With the arrival of the Ottomans, the city's population became largely Islamic and many Ottoman-style structures were built, such as the Šarena Džamija and the Arabati Baba Teḱe which still stand today as two of Macedonia's most significant landmarks of its Ottoman period. Following the World Wars, Tetovo became a part of Yugoslavia and, later, the Republic of Macedonia.
Tetovo has historically been home to multiple ethnic groups, however, as the home of multiple ethnic Albanian political parties and a population in which Albanians form a majority, Tetovo has become the unofficial capital and centre of a predominantly ethnic Albanian region which extends in an arc from Tetovo to Struga. Over one-third of the city is inhabited by ethnic Macedonians. Tetovo historically had a large Turkish population, forming nearly one-quarter as recently as 1961, though it now makes up under 4% of the city.
Just outside Tetovo is the South East European University, Macedonia’s third largest university after Skopje and Bitola. Tetovo is also home to the State University of Tetovo.
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