Below is a list of notable people born in Gostivar, North Macedonia, or its surroundings:
Gostivar is a city in North Macedonia, located in the upper Polog valley region. It is the seat of one of the larger municipalities in the country with a population of 59,770, and the town also covers 1.341 square kilometres. Gostivar has road and railway connections with the other cities in the region, such as Tetovo, Skopje, Kičevo, Ohrid, and Debar. A freeway was built in 1995, from Gostivar to Tetovo, 24 km (15 mi) long. Gostivar is the seat of Gostivar Municipality.
The Macedonian First Football League, also called Macedonian First League, 1. MFL, and Prva Liga, is the highest professional football competition in North Macedonia. It is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the North Macedonian football league system and has been operating since the 1992–93 season. It is organized by the Football Federation of North Macedonia.
Makedonski Brod is a municipality in western North Macedonia, named after the town of Makedonski Brod, where the municipal seat is located. Makedonski Brod Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region.
Gostivar is a municipality in the western part of North Macedonia. Gostivar is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. The municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.
Čegrane is a village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia. The village lies approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of the city of Gostivar. Prior to merging with Gostivar Municipality, Čegrane was the seat of Čegrane Municipality.
Filip Despotovski is a Macedonian football midfielder who plays for Gostivar.
K.F. Gostivari is a professional football club based in Gostivar, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian First League.
Rudi Gusnić is a Macedonian-Serbian football manager and former player.
Dragan Mutibarić is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Vrutok is a village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia. The village is situated on the slopes of Mount Bistra by the Korab mountains, near the town of Gostivar.
Dolna Banjica is a village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia. Its FIPS code was MK27.
Forino is a village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia. Forino's distance is 5.15 km / 3.2 mi away from the center of the municipality.
Macedonian national costumes are part of the material culture of the Macedonian people and they are an important branch of the Macedonian folk art.
The 2013–14 Macedonian First League was the 22nd season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. Vardar are the defending champions after winning their seventh Macedonian championship at the end of the 2012–13 season. It began on 4 August 2013 and ended on 18 May 2014. This was the final season with 12 teams, because the Football Federation of Macedonia approved reducing the league to 10 teams. Therefore, 4 teams was directly relegated.
City Stadium Gostivar is a multi-purpose stadium in Gostivar, North Macedonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of FK Gostivar and now currently is home stadium of KF Besa Dobërdoll. The stadium holds 1,000 people. As 2015, the stadium is at the undergoing renovation.
Tanuše is a village in the municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša, North Macedonia.
FC Genç Kalemler is a football club of the Turkish community based in the village of Dolna Banjica near Gostivar, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the OFS Gostivar league.
KF Besa Dobërdoll is a football club based in the village of Dobri Dol, Gostivar, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian First League.
The COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia was a part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have reached North Macedonia in February 2020. The initial contagion in the country was mainly connected with the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy as there are circa 70,000 residents of Italy from North Macedonia and resulted in many people returning to North Macedonia, bringing the virus with them. As of 9 July, over 7,000 cases have been confirmed in the country, due to its second wave caused by family reunions during Eid al-Fitr among the Muslim minority and the overall re-opening of the country to organize the parliamentary elections.
The 2022–23 Macedonian Second Football League was the 31st season of the Macedonian Second Football League, the second division in the Macedonian football league system. That was the first season since the league was returned to the united league format, for the first time since 2016–17 season. The season began on 20 August 2022.