Tearce-Jegunovce

Tearce is a municipality in western North Macedonia, located east of Tetovo. Part of the Polog region, it has over 22,000 residents spread across 13 villages. Jegunovce is east of Tearce, bordering Kosovo. It has under 11,000 residents in its 17 villages.

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Tearce is home to a population of Albanians, ethnic Macedonians and other ethnic minorities. Over the past several decades, however, Tearce has become less diverse. In 1953, the population was 57% Albanian and 38% Macedonian. As of the last census in 2002, Tearce is 84% Albanian and 12% Macedonian. Jegunovce has an ethnic Macedonian majority with a large Albanian minority.

This area was among the parts of the country particularly affected by the 2001 ethnic Albanian insurgency.