Šuto Orizari Municipality

Šuto Orizari (Шуто Оризари in Macedonian, Shuto Orizari in Romani) or shortly Shutka is one of the ten municipalities that makes up the City of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia.

The municipality borders Butel municipality in the south and Staro Nagoričane in the north.

Demographics

Šuto Orizari is the only municipality in the country (and, in fact, in the world) where Roma make up a majority of the population. Out of a total population of 17,357 in the 2002 census, 13,311 people (76.7%) were of Roma ethnicity^[1]. Other significant ethnic groups include Albanians (15.0%) and Macedonians (5.5%). During the recent conflict in Kosovo many Romani refugees found shelter here.

Due to the demographics, both Romani and Macedonian are official in Shuto Orizari, the municipality being officially-bilingual. The mayor of the municipality, Erduan Iseini, is an ethnic Rom.

Notes

1. ^[2] Demographics of Macedonian Municipalities by ethnic group (2002 census data)

See also

• Skopje
• Greater Skopje, administrative division.
• Republic of Macedonia
• Municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia

External links

• Šuto Orizari municipality official site
• Šuto Orizari municipality on the site of the Macedonian ministry for local self-government
• Šuto Orizari municipality on a Macedonian general information page
• Demographics of Macedonian Municipalities by ethnic group (2002 census data)
• Article about Shuto Orizari on RomNews

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