| Municipality of Tearce | |
| Native Name: | Општина Теарце Komuna e Tearcës |
| Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Polog |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Tearce |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Nuhi Neziri (DUI) |
| Area Total Km2: | 136.54 |
| Population Total: | 17,694 |
| Population Density Km2: | 164.45 |
| Area Code: | 044 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | car plates |
| Blank Info Sec1: | ТЕ |
| Postal Code: | 1224 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
Tearce (Macedonian: Теарце in Macedonian pronounced as /ˈtɛ.artsɛ/; Albanian:Tearcë) is a municipality in northwestern North Macedonia. Tearce is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Tearce Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.
The municipality borders Kosovo to the north, Jegunovce Municipality to the east and south, and Tetovo Municipality to the west.
According to the 2021 Macedonian census, this municipality has 17,694 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality:
| 2002 | 2021 | ||||
| Number | % | Number | % | ||
| TOTAL | 22,454 | 100 | 17,694 | 100 | |
| Albanians | 18,950 | 84.4 | 14,704 | 83.1 | |
| Macedonians | 2,739 | 12.2 | 2,114 | 11.96 | |
| Turks | 516 | 2.3 | 382 | 1.16 | |
| others | 219 | 1.1 | 96 | 0.54 | |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | n/a | n/a | 398 | 2.25 | |
| Demographics of Brvenica Municipality | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census year | Population | |
| 1994 | 20,797 | |
| 2002 | 22,454 | |