Gjorče Petrov Municipality
Municipality of Gjorče Petrov Општина Ѓорче Петров | |||
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Country |
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Region | Skopje Statistical Region | ||
Municipal Seat | Skopje | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Aleksandar Naumoski (SDSM) | ||
Population | |||
• Total | 41,634 | ||
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
Website | http://www.opstinagpetrov.gov.mk |
Gjorče Petrov (Macedonian: ) is one of the ten municipalities that compose the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia.
- It is named after the revolutionary Gjorče Petrov.
Geography
Gjorče Petrov borders
- Saraj to the southwest,
- Karpoš to the southeast,
- Čučer-Sandevo to the east, and
- Kosovo to the north.
The municipality is the place of the confluence of the Treska and Vardar rivers.
Demographics
According to the last national census from 2002, the municipality has 41,634 inhabitants.[1]
Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
- Macedonians = 35,455 (85.2%)
- Serbs = 1,730 (4.2%)
- Albanians = 1,597 (3.8%)
- Roma = 1,249 (3.0%)
- Bosniaks = 489 (1.2%)
- others.
References
- ↑ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
External links
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