| Municipality of Sveti Nikole | |
| Native Name: | Општина Свети Николе |
| Native Name Lang: | mk |
| Settlement Type: | Urban municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vardar |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Coat of Arms |
| Blank Emblem Size: | 80px |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Sveti Nikole |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Dejan Vladev (VMRO-DPMNE) |
| Area Total Km2: | 482.89 |
| Population Total: | 15,320 |
| Population Density Km2: | 38.30 |
| Area Code: | 032 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | car plates |
| Blank Info Sec1: | SN |
| Postal Code: | 2220 |
| Website: | Official |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
Sveti Nikole (mk|Свети Николе in Macedonian pronounced as /ˌsfɛːti ˈnikɔlɛ/) is a municipality in eastern Macedonia. Sveti Nikole is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Sveti Nikole Municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region.
The municipality borders Kumanovo Municipality and Kratovo Municipality to the north, Probištip Municipality to the east, Štip Municipality and Lozovo Municipality to the south, Veles Municipality and Petrovec Municipality to the west.
Sveti Nikole Municipality has 18,497 residents, according to the 2002 Macedonian census.[1] According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 15,320 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the municipality:
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 18,497 | 100 | 15,320 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 18,005 | 97.34 | 14,170 | 92.49 |
| Vlachs | 238 | 1.29 | 134 | 0.87 |
| Turks | 81 | 0.44 | 57 | 0.37 |
| Roma | 72 | 0.39 | 45 | 0.29 |
| Serbs | 71 | 0.38 | 33 | 0.22 |
| Albanians | 10 | 0.07 | ||
| Bosniaks | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.01 |
| Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 29 | 0.15 | 53 | 0.35 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 817 | 5.33 | ||
| Demographics of Sveti Nikole Municipality | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census year | Population | |
| 1994 | 18,528 | |
| 2002 | 18,497 | |
| 2021 | 15,320 | |