Gjorče Petrov Municipality
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| Municipality of Gjorche Petrov Општина Ѓорче Петров |
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| Region | Skopje | ||
| Municipal seat | Skopje | ||
| Government | |||
| • mayor | Sokol Mitrovski | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 41,634 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| Website | http://www.opstinagpetrov.gov.mk | ||
Gjorche Petrov (Macedonian: Ѓорче Петров) 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 Gjorche Petrov.
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Geography [edit]
Gjorche Petrov borders Saraj to the southwest, Karpoš to the southeast, Chucher-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 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 [edit]
- ^ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
External links [edit]
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