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Municipality of Tearce Општина Теарце Komuna e Tearcës
Rural municipality
Coat of arms

Country	North Macedonia
Region	Polog
Municipal seat	Tearce
Government
• Mayor	Nuhi Neziri (DUI)
Area
• Total	136.54 km (52.72 sq mi)
Population
• Total	17,694
• Density	164.45/km (425.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Area code	044
car plates	ТЕ
Website	Official Website

Tearce (Macedonian: Теарце [ˈtɛ.artsɛ] ; Albanian:Tearcë) is a municipality in northwestern North Macedonia. Tearce is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Tearce Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.

Geography

The municipality borders Kosovo to the north, Jegunovce Municipality to the east and south, and Tetovo Municipality to the west.

According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 17,694 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality:

	2002		2021
	Number	%	Number	%
TOTAL	22,454	100	17,694	100
Albanians	18,950	84.39	14,704	83.1
Macedonians	2,739	12.2	2,114	11.95
Turks	516	2.3	382	2.16
Roma	67	0.3	50	0.28
Serbs	14	0.06	22	0.12
Bosniaks	1	0.01
Other / Undeclared / Unknown	167	0.74	24	0.14
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources			398	2.25

Demographics of Tearce Municipality
Census year	Population

1994	20,797

2002	22,454

2021	17,694

v t e Villages in Tearce Municipality
Seat:	Tearce
Village(s):	Brezno Dobrošte Gloǵi Jelošnik Lešok Neprošteno Nerašte Odri Pršovce Prvce Slatino Varvara

v t e Municipalities of North Macedonia
Eastern	Berovo Češinovo-Obleševo Delčevo Karbinci Kočani Makedonska Kamenica Pehčevo Probištip Štip Vinica Zrnovci
Northeastern	Kratovo Kriva Palanka Kumanovo Lipkovo Rankovce Staro Nagoričane
Pelagonia	Bitola Demir Hisar Dolneni Krivogaštani Kruševo Mogila Novaci Prilep Resen
Polog	Bogovinje Brvenica Gostivar Jegunovce Mavrovo and Rostuša Tearce Tetovo Vrapčište Želino
Skopje	Aračinovo Čučer-Sandevo Ilinden Petrovec Sopište Studeničani Zelenikovo
Southeastern	Bogdanci Bosilovo Dojran Gevgelija Konče Novo Selo Radoviš Strumica Valandovo Vasilevo
Southwestern	Centar Župa Debar Debarca Kičevo Makedonski Brod Ohrid Plasnica Struga Vevčani
Vardar	Čaška Demir Kapija Gradsko Kavadarci Lozovo Negotino Rosoman Sveti Nikole Veles
City of Skopje	Aerodrom Butel Čair Centar Gazi Baba Ǵorče Petrov Karpoš Kisela Voda Saraj Šuto Orizari
Former	Bač Belčišta Bistrica Blatec Bogomila Capari Čegrane Češinovo Delogoždi Dobruševo Dolna Banjica Drugovo Džepčište Izvor Kamenjane Klečovce Kondovo Konopište Kosel Kukliš Kukurečani Labuništa Lukovo Mavrovi Anovi Mešeišta Miravci Murtuno Negotino-Pološko Obleševo Orašac Orizari Oslomej Podareš Rostuša Samokov Šipkovica Sopotnica Srbinovo Staravina Topolčani Velešta Vraneštica Vitolište Vratnica Vrutok Zajas Žitoše Zletovo

v t e Municipalities of North Macedonia with an Albanian majority
Aračinovo (Haraçinë) Bogovinje (Bogovinë) Brvenica (Bërvenicë) Čaška (Çashkë) Čair (Çair) Debar (Dibër) Gostivar (Gostivar) Lipkovo (Likovë) Saraj (Saraj) Struga (Strugë) Studeničani (Studeniçan) Tearce (Tearcë) Tetovo (Tetovë) Vrapčište (Vrapçisht) Želino (Zhelinë)
The municipality names in italics have an Albanian population of over 50% but below 60%. Names in brackets are Albanian equivalents of the Macedonian names.