Greater Skopje


Greater Skopje

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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, Albanian: Shkup, or Shkupi)^[1]), 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).

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

Geography

Skopje is located in the northern part of the Republic of Macedonia, in the Skopje statistical region. The Vardar River flows through the city towards into the Aegean Sea. Skopje is located at an elevation of 255 meters above sea level. The city's land area is 1,854 km² (715.8 sq mi).

Surrounding municipalities

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Gjorče Petrov
(Ѓорче Петров)

Suto Orizari
(Шуто Оризари)

Saraj
(Сарај)

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Butel
(Бутел)

Centar
(Центар)

Čair
(Чаир)

Kisela Voda
(Кисела Вода)

Aerodrom
(Аеродром)

Gazi Baba
(Гази Баба)

Karpoš
(Карпош)

Municipalities

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

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%).

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 peoples' 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 municipalities in 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.