Štip Municipality

Municipality of Štip Општина Штип
Urban municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Eastern
Municipal seat	Štip
Government
• Mayor	Ivan Jordarov (VMRO-DPMNE)
Area
• Total	583.24 km2 (225.19 sq mi)
Population
• Total	47,796
• Density	81.95/km2 (212.2/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 of 2002 the municipality had 47,796 residents.

At the census taken in 1994 the number of inhabitants was 46,372.

Most of them live in the municipality center Štip, approximately 41,000, while the rest live in villages.

Ethnic groups in the municipality:

• Macedonians = 41,670 (87.2%)
• Roma = 2,195 (4.6%)
• Vlachs = 2,074 (4.3%)
• Turks = 1,272 (2.7%)

Inhabited places

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

External links

• Official website