Štip Municipality

Municipality of Štip Општина Штип
Urban municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Eastern
Municipal seat	Štip
Government
• Mayor	Ivan Jordanov (VMRO-DPMNE)
Area
• Total	583.24 km2 (225.19 sq mi)
Population
• Total	44,866
• Density	76.92/km2 (199.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Area code	032
car plates	ŠT
Website	http://www.stip.gov.mk

Štip (Macedonian: Штип [ʃtip] ) is a municipality in eastern North Macedonia. Štip is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.

Geography

Štip Municipality covers an area of 583.24 km². The river Bregalnica runs through the municipality.

The municipality borders

• Probištip Municipality and Sveti Nikole Municipality to the north,
• Radoviš and Karbinci municipalities to the east,
• Lozovo and Gradsko municipalities to the west, and
• Konče Municipality to the south.

Demographics

At the census taken in 1994 the number of inhabitants was 46,372 and in 2002 the number of inhabitants was 47,796.

According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 44,866 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality:

	2002		2021
	Number	%	Number	%
TOTAL	47,796	100	44,866	100
Macedonians	41,670	87.18	34,752	77.46
Roma	2,195	4.59	2,301	5.13
Vlachs	2,074	4.34	1,584	3.53
Turks	1,272	2.66	1,334	2.97
Serbs	297	0.62	172	0.38
Albanians	12	0.03	33	0.07
Bosniaks	11	0.02	12	0.03
Other / Undeclared / Unknown	265	0.56	293	0.66
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources			4,385	9.77

Inhabited places

The number of the inhabited places in the municipality is 44.

External links

• Official website