Ǵorče Petrov Municipality
Municipality of North Macedonia
City municipality in Skopje, North Macedonia
Municipality of Ǵorče Petrov Општина Ѓорче Петров | |
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City municipality | |
Flag Coat of arms | |
Coordinates: 42°01′N 21°22′E / 42.01°N 21.36°E / 42.01; 21.36 | |
Country | North Macedonia |
Region | Skopje |
Municipal Seat | Skopje |
Government | |
• Mayor | Aleksandar Stojkoski[1] (VMRO-DPMNE) |
Population | |
• Total | 41,634 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Website | www |
Ǵorče Petrov (Macedonian: Ѓорче Петров) is one of the ten municipalities that compose the city of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. It is named after the revolutionary Ǵorče Petrov.
Geography
Ǵorče 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.[2]
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.
Sports
Football club FK Makedonija Ǵorče Petrov has played in the top tier of Macedonian football for several years. Their home stadium is the Gjorče Petrov Stadium.
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ǵorče Petrov Municipality.
- Official website