Debar

Debar
Дебaр (Macedonian)
Dibër/Dibra (Albanian)
Town
View over Debar
Skanderbeg Monument
Inkjar Mosque
View of Debar
Debar
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°31′N 20°32′E / 41.517°N 20.533°E / 41.517; 20.533
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
MunicipalityDebar
Government
 • MayorFisnik Mela (VLEN)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
11,735
Demonym(s)Albanian: Dibran (m), Dibrane (f)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
1250
Vehicle registrationDB
ClimateCfb
Websitewww.dibra.gov.mk

Debar (Macedonian: Дебaр [ˈdɛbar] ; Albanian: Dibër, Albanian definite form: Dibra or Dibra e Madhe) is a city in the western part of North Macedonia, near the border with Albania, off the road from Struga to Gostivar. It is the seat of Debar Municipality. Debar has an ethnic Albanian majority and is North Macedonia's only city where ethnic Macedonians do not rank first or second demographically. The official languages are Macedonian and Albanian.