Ǵorče Petrov Municipality
Municipality of Ǵorče Petrov
Општина Ѓорче Петров | |
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City municipality | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 42°01′N 21°22′E / 42.01°N 21.36°E | |
| Country | North Macedonia |
| Region | Skopje |
| Municipal Seat | Skopje |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Aleksandar Stojkoski[1] (VMRO-DPMNE) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 44,844 |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]According to the 2002 Macedonia census, the municipality has 41,634 inhabitants.[2] According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 44,844 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 41,634 | 100 | 44,844 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 35,455 | 85.16 | 35,971 | 80.21 |
| Albanians | 1,597 | 3.84 | 1,765 | 3.94 |
| Serbs | 1,730 | 4.16 | 1,266 | 2.82 |
| Roma | 1,249 | 3 | 1,068 | 2.38 |
| Bosniaks | 489 | 1.17 | 459 | 1.02 |
| Turks | 368 | 0.88 | 272 | 0.61 |
| Vlachs | 109 | 0.26 | 156 | 0.35 |
| Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 637 | 1.53 | 576 | 1.29 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 3,311 | 7.38 | ||
Sports
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Local Elections 2021 – Mayor of Ǵorče Petrov State Election Commission.[dead link]
- ^ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
- ^ "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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