Ilinden Municipality

Municipality of Ilinden
Општина Илинден
Suburban municipality
Flag of Municipality of Ilinden
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Location of Municipality of Ilinden
Country North Macedonia
Region Skopje
Municipal seatIlinden
Government
 • MayorAleksandar Georgievski (VMRO-DPMNE)
Area
 • Total
97.02 km2 (37.46 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
17,435
 • Density163.82/km2 (424.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Area code02
Car platesSK
Websitehttp://www.Ilinden.gov.mk

Ilinden (Macedonian: Илинденⓘ) is a municipality part of North Macedonia. Ilinden is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. It is named after the Ilinden Uprising in the region of Macedonia in 1903. It is located in the Skopje Statistical Region.

Geography

The municipality borders Aračinovo Municipality to the north, Petrovec Municipality to the south, the City of Skopje: (Gazi Baba Municipality) to the west, and Kumanovo Municipality to the east.

Demographics

At the census in 1994 it had 14,512 inhabitants.[citation needed] The total population of the municipality according to the 2021 North Macedonia census is 17,435.[1] Ethnic groups in the municipality:

2002 2021
Number % Number %
TOTAL 15,894 100 17,435 100
Macedonians 13,959 87.83 14,758 84.65
Serbs 912 5.74 628 3.6
Roma 428 2.69 476 2.73
Albanians 352 2.21 367 2.1
Vlachs 1 0.01 8 0.04
Bosniaks 8 0.04
Turks 17 0.11 4 0.02
Other / Undeclared / Unknown 225 1.41 136 0.8
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 1,050 6.02
Demographics of Ilinden Municipality
Census year Population
1994 14,512
2002 15,894
2021 17,435

References

  1. ^ "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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