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Greater Skopje


Location
Administrative division of Skopje

1: Centar (Центар)	6:Butel (Бутел)
2:Gazi Baba (Гази Баба)	7:Šuto Orizari (Шуто Оризари)
3:Aerodrom (Аеродром)	8:Karpoš (Карпош)
4:Čair (Чаир)	9:Gorche Petrov (Ѓорче Петров)
5:Kisela Voda (Кисела Вода)	10:Saraj (Сарај)
General information
Area	1818 km²
elevation	240
postal_code	1000
area_code	02
licence	SK
mayor	Trifun Kostovski
website	[1]
Population -density	515,419 3603,94 people/km²

Greater Skopje (Macedonian: Големо Скопје, Golemo Skopje), is an administrative division within the Republic of Macedonia constituted of 10 municipalities. As a such administrative unit Skopje is the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. It is part of Skopje statistical region (Скопски регион). Image File history File links MMCA(Skopje). ... Image File history File links ZNAME_Skopje. ... Image File history File links MKD_muni_nonn(Skopje). ... Skopje (Macedonian: ) is the capital and largest city in the Republic of Macedonia, with more than a quarter of the population of the country, as well as the political, cultural, economical and academic centre of the country. ... Image File history File links Skopje_administrative_division_numbered1. ... Å uto Orizari (Ð¨ÑƒÑ‚Ð¾ ÐžÑ€Ð¸Ð·Ð°Ñ€Ð¸ in Macedonian, Shuto Orizari in Romani) or shortly Shutka is one of the ten municipalities that makes up the City of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... now. ... Trifon Kostopoulos, mayor of Skopia Mr. ... This page as shown in the AOL 9. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Anthem: (Macedonian for Today over Macedonia) Capital (and largest city) Skopje Macedonian, Albanian1 Government Parliamentary republic - President Branko Crvenkovski - Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski Independence from Yugoslavia - Declared September 8, 1991 Area - Total 25,333 kmÂ² (148th) 9,779 sq mi - Water (%) 1. ... Anthem: (Macedonian for Today over Macedonia) Capital (and largest city) Skopje Macedonian, Albanian1 Government Parliamentary republic - President Branko Crvenkovski - Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski Independence from Yugoslavia - Declared September 8, 1991 Area - Total 25,333 kmÂ² (148th) 9,779 sq mi - Water (%) 1. ...

The organisation of Greate Skopje, like a distinct unit of the local-selfgovernment is defined by the Law of Skopje.

Greater Skopje borders Čučer-Sandevo municipality and Serbia in the north, Jegunovce municipality and Želino municipality in the west, Sopište municipality and Studeničani municipality in the south, Ilinden municipality, Lipkovo municipality and Aračinovo municipality in the east. ÄŒuÄer-Sandevo (Macedonian:Ð§ÑƒÑ‡ÐµÑ€-Ð¡Ð°Ð½Ð´ÐµÐ²Ð¾) is a municipality in northern Macedonia. ... Motto: none Anthem: BoÅ¾e pravde (English: God of Justice) Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Serbian written with the Cyrillic alphabet1 Government Republic - Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica - President Boris TadiÄ‡ Establishment - Formation 814 - First Serbian Uprising 1804 - Internationally recognized July 13, 1878 - Kingdom of SCS created December 1, 1918... Jegunovce (Macedonian:ÐˆÐµÐ³ÑƒÐ½Ð¾Ð²Ñ†Ðµ) is a municipality in northweastern Macedonia. ... Å½elino (Macedonian:Ð–ÐµÐ»Ð¸Ð½Ð¾) is a municipality in northweastern Macedonia. ... SopiÅ¡te (Macedonian:Ð¡Ð¾Ð¿Ð¸ÑˆÑ‚Ðµ) is a municipality in northern Macedonia. ... StudeniÄani (Macedonian:Ð¡Ñ‚ÑƒÐ´ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ‡Ð°Ð½Ð¸) is a municipality in central Macedonia. ... Ilinden (Macedonian:Ð˜Ð»Ð¸Ð½Ð´ÐµÐ½) is a municipality in northern Macedonia. ... Lipkovo (Macedonian:Ð›Ð¸Ð¿ÐºÐ¾Ð²Ð¾) is a municipality in northern Macedonia. ... Municipality center AraÄinovo Mayor Dzezmi Sulejmani Municipality area 31,3 kmÂ² Population - density 11 597 370,51 people/kmÂ² Official languages - primary -secondary Macedonian Albanian Time zone - Standard - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Status Rural municipality Area code +389 044 Postal code 1045 Car plates SK...

Skopje's 10 municipalities are:

Municipality (Општина)	HASC^[2]	Municipality Center (Центар на Општината)	Area (km²)	Population (2002)
Aerodrom (Аеродром)	MK.AD	Aerodrom (Аеродром)	21,85	72 009
Butel (Бутел)	MK.BU	Butel (Бутел)	54,79	36 154
Čair (Чаир)	MK.CI	Čair (Чаир)	3,52	64 773
Centar (Центар)	MK.CE	Centar (Центар)	7,52	45 412
Gazi Baba (Гази Баба)	MK.GB	Gazi Baba (Гази Баба)	110,86	72 617
Gjorče Petrov (Ѓорче Петров)	MK.GP	Gjorče Petrov (Ѓорче Петров)	66,93	41 634
Karpoš (Карпош)	MK.KX	Karpoš (Карпош)	35,21	59 666
Kisela Voda (Кисела Вода)	MK.VD	Kisela Voda (Кисела Вода)	34,24	57 236
Saraj (Сарај)	MK.AJ	Saraj (Сарај)	229,06	35 408
Šuto Orizari (Шуто Оризари)	MK.SO	Šuto Orizari (Шуто Оризари)	7,48	22 017
Greater Skopje	Total		1 818	515 419

1 Demographics
2 History
3 Notes
4 See also
5 External links

Å uto Orizari (Ð¨ÑƒÑ‚Ð¾ ÐžÑ€Ð¸Ð·Ð°Ñ€Ð¸ in Macedonian, Shuto Orizari in Romani) or shortly Shutka is one of the ten municipalities that makes up the City of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. ... Å uto Orizari (Ð¨ÑƒÑ‚Ð¾ ÐžÑ€Ð¸Ð·Ð°Ñ€Ð¸ in Macedonian, Shuto Orizari in Romani) or shortly Shutka is one of the ten municipalities that makes up the City of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. ...

Demographics

According to the 2002 census ^[3], the population of Skopje was 506,926 people. The main ethnic group are Macedonians, who make up 66.75% of the population, followed by Albanians (20.49%), Roma (4.63%), Serbs (2.82%), Turks (1.70%), Bosniaks (1.50%) and Aromanians (0.50%). This article is becoming very long. ... Serbs (Serbian: Ð¡Ñ€Ð±Ð¸ or Srbi) are a South Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia. ... The Bosniaks (Bosnian: BoÅ¡njaci, IPA: ) are a South Slav people living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the SandÅ¾ak region of Serbia and Montenegro, with a smaller autochthonous population also present in Kosovo. ... Aromanians (also called: Arumanians or Macedo-Romanians; in Aromanian they call themselves ArumÃ¢ni, ArmÃ¢ni, Ramani, RumÃ¢ni or AromÃ¢ni) are a people living throughout the southern Balkans, especially in northern Greece, Albania, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria, and as an emigrant community in Romania (Dobrogea). ...

97.5% of the population over the age of 10 is literate.

History

In 1945 by law, Macedonia territorially is organised in 4 areas, 32 subareas and 894 local peaoples councils.
From 1949 to 1952 were brought six laws for territorial organisation.
In 1952 the number of the municipalities has fallen from 223 to 86, and the subareas from 18 to 7.
In 1957 there are 7 subareas and 73 municipalitiesin 1965.
In 1965 with the law defining the areas of the municipalities in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, the subareas were abolished and the number of the municipalities is 32.
From 1976 until 1996 Macedonia Skopje is organised as a distinct social-political community comprising of 5 municipalities: Gazi Baba, Karpoš, Kisela Voda,Centar and Čair.
From 1996 to 2004 Skopje is defined as a distinct unit of the local-selfgovernment and has 7 municipalities: Gazi Baba, Karpoš, Kisela Voda,Centar and Čair, Šuto Orizari and Gjorče Petrov.

National motto: None Official languages Macedonian2 Capital Skopje President Branko Crvenkovski Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski Area - Total - % water Ranked 145th 25,713 km² 1. ... Å uto Orizari (Ð¨ÑƒÑ‚Ð¾ ÐžÑ€Ð¸Ð·Ð°Ñ€Ð¸ in Macedonian, Shuto Orizari in Romani) or shortly Shutka is one of the ten municipalities that makes up the City of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. ...

Notes

↑ Hierarchical Administrative Subdivision Codes (HASC): related to ISO subnational codes (yet undefined for Macedonian municipalities)
↑ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)

ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ...

External links

Skopje official web site]
Skopje on the site of the Macedonian ministry for local self-government

	Municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia
Aračinovo \| Berovo \| Bitola \| Bogdanci \| Bogovinje \| Bosilovo \| Brvenica \| Čaška \| Centar Župa \| Češinovo-Obleševo \| Čučer-Sandevo \| Debar \| Debartsa \| Delčevo \| Demir Hisar \| Demir Kapija \| Dolneni \| Drugovo \| Gevgelija \| Gostivar \| Gradsko \| Ilinden \| Jegunovce \| Karbinci \| Kavadarci \| Kičevo \| Kočani \| Konče \| Kartovo \| Kriva Palanka \| Krivogaštani \| Kruševo \| Kumanovo \| Lipkovo \| Lozovo \| Makedonska Kamenica \| Makedonski Brod \| Mavrovo and Rostuša \| Mogila \| Negotino \| Novaci \| Novo Selo \| Ohrid \| Oslomej \| Pehčevo \| Petrovec \| Plasnica \| Prilep \| Probištip \| Radoviš \| Rankovce \| Resen \| Rosoman \| Sopište \| Star Dojran \| Staro Nagoričane \| Štip \| Struga \| Strumica \| Studeničani \| Sveti Nikole \| Tearce \| Tetovo \| Valandovo \| Vasilevo \| Veles \| Vevčani \| Vinica \| Vraneštica \| Vrapčište \| Zajas \| Zelenikovo \| Želino \| Zrnovci Greater Skopje · Aerodrom \| Butel \| Čair \| Centar \| Gazi Baba \| Gorče Petrov \| Kisela Voda \| Karpoš \| Saraj \| Šuto Orizari Image File history File links Grb. ... The municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia are first-order administrative divisions. ... Anthem: (Macedonian for Today over Macedonia) Capital (and largest city) Skopje Macedonian, Albanian1 Government Parliamentary republic - President Branko Crvenkovski - Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski Independence from Yugoslavia - Declared September 8, 1991 Area - Total 25,333 kmÂ² (148th) 9,779 sq mi - Water (%) 1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Macedonia. ... Municipality center AraÄinovo Mayor Dzezmi Sulejmani Municipality area 31,3 kmÂ² Population - density 11 597 370,51 people/kmÂ² Official languages - primary -secondary Macedonian Albanian Time zone - Standard - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Status Rural municipality Area code +389 044 Postal code 1045 Car plates SK... Bitola (Macedonian:Ð‘Ð¸Ñ‚Ð¾Ð»Ð°) is a municipality in northweastern Macedonia. ... Brvenica (Macedonian:Ð‘Ñ€Ð²ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ†Ð°) is a municipality in northweastern Macedonia. ... ÄŒaÅ¡ka (Macedonian:Ð§Ð°ÑˆÐºÐ°) is a municipality in central Macedonia. ... Municipality center ObleÅ¡evo Mayor Orce Mitrov Municipality area 132,2 kmÂ² Population - density 7490 56,66 people/kmÂ² Time zone - Standard - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Status Rural municipality Area code +389 033 Car plates Å T Postal code 2301 Official Website / ÄŒeÅ¡inovo-ObleÅ¡evo (Macedonian... ÄŒuÄer-Sandevo (Macedonian:Ð§ÑƒÑ‡ÐµÑ€-Ð¡Ð°Ð½Ð´ÐµÐ²Ð¾) is a municipality in northern Macedonia. ... DelÄevo (Macedonian:Ð”ÐµÐ»Ñ‡ÐµÐ²Ð¾) is a municipality in eastern Macedonia. ... Municipality center Gradsko Mayor Gligur Kocev Municipality area 236,19 kmÂ² Population - density 3 760 15,92 people/kmÂ² Time zone - Standard - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Status Rural municipality Area code +389 043 Car plates VE Postal code 1420 Official Website www. ... Ilinden (Macedonian:Ð˜Ð»Ð¸Ð½Ð´ÐµÐ½) is a municipality in northern Macedonia. ... Jegunovce (Macedonian:ÐˆÐµÐ³ÑƒÐ½Ð¾Ð²Ñ†Ðµ) is a municipality in northweastern Macedonia. ... Municipality center Karbinci Mayor Boris Gavrilov Municipality area 229,7 kmÂ² Population - density 4012 17,47 people/kmÂ² Time zone - Standard - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Status Rural municipality Area code +389 032 Car plates Postal code 2207 Official Website www. ... Municipality center KoÄani Mayor Ljubomir Janev Municipality area 375,44 kmÂ² Population - density 38 092 105,71 people/kmÂ² Time zone - Standard - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Status Urban municipality Area code +389 033 Car plates Å T Postal code 2300 Official Website www. ... Municipality center KonÄe Mayor Stojan Lazarov Municipality area 233,05 kmÂ² Population - density 3 536 15,17 people/kmÂ² Time zone - Standard - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Status Rural municipality Area code +389 032 Car plates Postal code 2424 Official Website www. ... Municipality center Kratovo Mayor Mite Andonovski Municipality area 375,44 kmÂ² Population - density 10 441 27,81 people/kmÂ² Time zone - Standard - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Status Urban municipality Area code +389 031 Car plates Postal code 1360 Official Website www. ... Kriva Palanka (Macedonian:Ð˜Ð»Ð¸Ð½Ð´ÐµÐ½) is a municipality in eastern Macedonia. ... Kumanovo (Macedonian:ÐšÑƒÐ¼Ð°Ð½Ð¾Ð²Ð¾) is a municipality in northern Macedonia. ... Lipkovo (Macedonian:Ð›Ð¸Ð¿ÐºÐ¾Ð²Ð¾) is a municipality in northern Macedonia. ... Municipality center Lozovo Mayor Jordan Pavlov Municipality area 166,32 kmÂ² Population - density 2 858 17,18 people/kmÂ² Time zone - Standard - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Status Rural municipality Area code +389 032 Car plates Postal code 2208 Official Website www. ... Municipality center Makedonska Kamenica Mayor Pero Mitrevski Municipality area 190,37 kmÂ² Population - density 8 110 42,60 people/kmÂ² Time zone - Standard - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Status Urban municipality Area code +389 033 Car plates Å T Postal code 2304 Official Website www. ... Makedonski Brod (Macedonian:ÐœÐ°ÐºÐµÐ´Ð¾Ð½ÑÐºÐ¸ Ð‘Ñ€Ð¾Ð´) is a municipality in eastern Macedonia. ... Municipality center Negotino Mayor Gjorgi Kimov Municipality area 132,9 kmÂ² Population - density 19 212 45,05 people/kmÂ² Time zone - Standard - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Status Urban municipality Area code +389 043 Car plates Postal code 1440 Official Website www. ... Municipality of Ohrid (Macedonian:ÐžÐ¿ÑˆÑ‚Ð¸Ð½Ð° ÐžÑ…Ñ€Ð¸Ð´) is a municipality in the South western part of the Macedonia. ... Petrovec (Macedonian:ÐŸÐµÑ‚Ñ€Ð¾Ð²ÐµÑ†) is a municipality in northern Macedonia, near the capital Skopje. ... Municipality center Prilep Mayor Marjan Ristevski Municipality area 1194,44 kmÂ² Population - density 76 768 64,27 people/kmÂ² Time zone - Standard - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Status Urban municipality Area code +389 048 Car plates PP Postal code 2 7500 Official Website www. ... Municipality center ProbiÅ¡tip Mayor DuÅ¡ko Jovanovski Municipality area 325,57 kmÂ² Population - density 16 193 49,74 people/kmÂ² Time zone - Standard - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Status Urban municipality Area code +389 032 Car plates Å T Postal code 2210 Official Website www. ... Rankovce (Macedonian:Ð Ð°Ð½ÐºÐ¾Ð²Ñ†Ðµ) is a municipality in northweastern Macedonia. ... Municipality center Rosoman Mayor Goce VeliÄkovski Municipality area 132,9 kmÂ² Population - density 4 141 31,16 people/kmÂ² Time zone - Standard - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Status Rural municipality Area code +389 043 Car plates Postal code 1422 Official Website www. ... SopiÅ¡te (Macedonian:Ð¡Ð¾Ð¿Ð¸ÑˆÑ‚Ðµ) is a municipality in northern Macedonia. ... Staro NagoriÄane (Macedonian:Ð¡Ñ‚Ð°Ñ€Ð¾ ÐÐ°Ð³Ð¾Ñ€Ð¸Ñ‡Ð°Ð½Ðµ) is a municipality in northern Macedonia. ... Municipality center Å tip Mayor Pande Sarev Municipality area 583,24 kmÂ² Population - density 47 796 81,95 people/kmÂ² Time zone - Standard - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Status Urban municipality Area code +389 032 Car plates Å T Postal code 2000 Official Website www. ... StudeniÄani (Macedonian:Ð¡Ñ‚ÑƒÐ´ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ‡Ð°Ð½Ð¸) is a municipality in central Macedonia. ... Municipality center Sveti Nikole Mayor Ilija Stolev Municipality area 482,89 kmÂ² Population - density 18 497 38,30 people/kmÂ² Time zone - Standard - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Status Urban municipality Area code +389 032 Car plates Å T Postal code 2220 Official Website www. ... Tearce (Macedonian:Ð¢ÐµÐ°Ñ€Ñ†Ðµ) is a municipality in northweastern Macedonia. ... Tetovo (Macedonian:Ð¢ÐµÑ‚Ð¾Ð²Ð¾) is a municipality in northwestern Macedonia. ... Veles (Macedonian:Ð’ÐµÐ»ÐµÑ) is a municipality in central Macedonia. ... Municipality center Vinica (Macedonia) Mayor Marjan Kostadinov Municipality area 432,67 kmÂ² Population - density 19 938 46,08 people/kmÂ² Time zone - Standard - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Status Urban municipality Area code +389 033 Car plates Å T Postal code 2310 Official Website www. ... Zelenikovo (Macedonian:Ð—ÐµÐ»ÐµÐ½Ð¸ÐºÐ¾Ð²Ð¾) is a municipality in central Macedonia. ... Å½elino (Macedonian:Ð–ÐµÐ»Ð¸Ð½Ð¾) is a municipality in northweastern Macedonia. ... Municipality center Zrnovci Mayor Blagoj Nikolov Municipality area 55,82 kmÂ² Population - density 3 264 58,47 people/kmÂ² Time zone - Standard - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Status Rural municipality Area code +389 033 Car plates Postal code 2305 Official Website www. ... Å uto Orizari (Ð¨ÑƒÑ‚Ð¾ ÐžÑ€Ð¸Ð·Ð°Ñ€Ð¸ in Macedonian, Shuto Orizari in Romani) or shortly Shutka is one of the ten municipalities that makes up the City of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. ...

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