Ǵorče Petrov Municipality Explained

Municipality of Ǵorče Petrov
Native Name:Општина Ѓорче Петров
Native Name Lang:mk
Settlement Type:City municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:North Macedonia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Skopje
Flag Size:160px
Image Blank Emblem:Coat of arms of Ǵorče Petrov Municipality.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Coat of arms
Blank Emblem Size:100px
Seat Type:Municipal Seat
Seat:Skopje
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Aleksandar Stojkoski[1] (VMRO-DPMNE)
Population Total:44,844
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1

Ǵorče Petrov (mk|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

Ǵorče Petrov borders

The municipality is the place of the confluence of the Treska and Vardar rivers.

Demographics

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:

20022021
Number%Number%
TOTAL41,63410044,844100
Macedonians35,45585.1635,97180.21
Albanians1,5973.841,7653.94
Serbs1,7304.161,2662.82
Roma1,24931,0682.38
Bosniaks4891.174591.02
Turks3680.882720.61
Vlachs1090.261560.35
Other / Undeclared / Unknown6371.535761.29
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources3,3117.38

Sports

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://rezultati2021lokalni1krug.sec.mk/mk/mayr/r/19 Local Elections 2021 – Mayor of Ǵorče Petrov
  2. http://www.stat.gov.mk/pdf/kniga_13.pdf 2002 census results
  3. Web site: Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци . stat.gov.mk . 22 July 2022.