Gjorče Petrov Municipality

Municipality of Gjorče Petrov
Општина Ѓорче Петров
City municipality
Flag of Municipality of Gjorče Petrov
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Official logo of Municipality of Gjorče Petrov
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Location of Municipality of Gjorče Petrov
Coordinates: 42°01′N 21°22′E / 42.01°N 21.36°E / 42.01; 21.36
CountryNorth Macedonia
RegionSkopje
Municipal SeatSkopje
Government
 • MayorAleksandar Stojkoski[1] (VMRO-DPMNE)
Population
 • Total
44,844
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Websitewww.opstinagpetrov.gov.mk

Gjorče Petrov (Macedonian: 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 Gjorče Petrov.

Geography

Gjorče 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:

2002 2021
Number % Number %
TOTAL 41,634 100 44,844 100
Macedonians 35,455 85.16 35,971 80.21
Albanians 1,597 3.84 1,765 3.94
Serbs 1,730 4.16 1,266 2.82
Roma 1,249 3 1,068 2.38
Bosniaks 489 1.17 459 1.02
Turks 368 0.88 272 0.61
Vlachs 109 0.26 156 0.35
Other / Undeclared / Unknown 637 1.53 576 1.29
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 3,311 7.38

Sports

Football club FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov has played in the top tier of Macedonian football for several years. Their home stadium is the Gjorče Petrov Stadium.

References

  1. ^ Local Elections 2021 – Mayor of Ǵorče Petrov State Election Commission.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
  3. ^ "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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