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Municipality of Želino Општина Желино Komuna e Zhelinës
Rural municipality
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Country	North Macedonia
Region	Polog
Municipal seat	Želino
Government
• Mayor	Blerim Sejdiu
Area
• Total	201.04 km (77.62 sq mi)
Elevation	755 m (2,477 ft)
Population
• Total	18,988
• Density	94/km (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Area code	044
Car Plates	TE
Website	Official Website

Želino (Macedonian: Желино, Albanian: Zhelinë) is a municipality in the northwestern part of North Macedonia. Želino is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.

Geography

The municipality borders Jegunovce Municipality to the north, the City of Skopje to the east, Tetovo Municipality to the northwest, Brvenica Municipality to the west, Sopište Municipality to the southeast, and Makedonski Brod Municipality to the south.

The municipality includes the Kozjak Hydro Power Plant which created the associated artificial lake, the largest such lake in the country.

This municipality has 18,988 inhabitants, according to the 2021 North Macedonia census. Ethnic groups in the municipality:

	2002		2021
	Number	%	Number	%
TOTAL	24,390	100	18,988	100
Albanians	24,195	99.2	18,191	95.8
Macedonians	71	0.29	9	0.04
Bosniaks	5	0.02	1	0.01
Turks	2	0.01
Serbs	1	0.004
Other / Undeclared / Unknown	116	0.476	3	0.02
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources			784	4.13

Demographics of Želino Municipality
Census year	Population

1994	21,760

2002	24,390

2021	18,988

v t e Villages in Želino Municipality
Seat:	Želino
Village(s):	Cerovo Čiflik Dobarce Dolna Lešnica Gorna Lešnica Grupčin Kopačin Dol Larce Lukovica Merovo Novo Selo Ozormište Palatica Rogle Sedlarevo Strimnica Treboš

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.