| Municipality of Želino | |
| Native Name: | Општина Желино Komuna e Zhelinës |
| Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Polog |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Želino |
| Population Total: | 18,988 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Area Total Km2: | 201.04 |
| Elevation M: | 755 |
| Postal Code: | 1226 |
| Area Code: | 044 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Blerim Sejdiu |
| Blank Name: | Car Plates |
| Blank Info: | TE |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
Želino (Macedonian: {{Audio|Mk-Zhelino.ogg|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.
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 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 | 0.3 | 9 | 0.05 | |
| others | 125 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.02 | |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | n/a | n/a | 784 | 4.13 | |
| Demographics of Želino Municipality | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census year | Population | |
| 1994 | 21,760 | |
| 2002 | 24,390 | |