Municipality of North Macedonia
Rural municipality in Skopje, North Macedonia
Sopište (Macedonian : Сопиште ⓘ , Albanian : Sopisht ) is a municipality in the northern part of North Macedonia . Sopište is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. It is located in the Skopje Statistical Region .
Geography
The municipality borders the City of Skopje to the north, Želino Municipality and Makedonski Brod Municipality to the west, and Studeničani Municipality to the east.
Demographics
According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, the municipality has 6,713 inhabitants.[ 1] Ethnic groups in the municipality:
2002
2021
Number
%
Number
%
TOTAL
5,656
100
6,713
100
Macedonians
3,404
60.18
4,045
60.26
Albanians
1,942
34.34
1,693
25.22
Turks
243
4.3
463
6.9
Serbs
32
0.56
49
0.73
Vlachs
4
0.07
19
0.28
Roma
1
0.01
Other / Undeclared / Unknown
31
0.55
33
0.49
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources
410
6.11
Demographic Trends Live births by ethnic affiliation of mother, 2010-2021
Macedonians
Albanians
Turks
Others
TOTAL
Year
Births
%
Births
%
Births
%
Births
%
Births
2010
44
51.16
35
40.70
3
3.49
4
4.65
86
2011
37
39.78
45
48.39
7
7.53
4
4.30
93
2012
39
45.35
44
51.16
2
2.33
1
1.16
86
2013
44
40.37
56
51.38
7
6.42
2
1.83
109
2014
46
41.44
59
53.15
6
5.41
0
0.00
111
2015
51
49.04
50
48.08
1
0.96
2
1.92
104
2016
39
41.49
47
50.00
5
5.32
3
3.19
94
2017
47
47.47
46
46.46
5
5.05
1
1.01
99
2018
39
41.05
48
50.53
6
6.32
2
2.11
95
2019
38
38.38
50
50.51
8
8.08
3
3.03
99
2020
38
38.78
52
53.06
5
5.10
3
3.06
98
2021
34
42.50
40
50.00
6
7.50
0
0.00
80
2022
24
28.57
45
53.57
13
15.48
2
2.38
84
2023
41
48.24
35
41.18
8
9.41
1
1.18
85
People from Sopište
Igor Durlovski , a Macedonian opera singer
Ana Durlovski [de ] , a Macedonian opera singer
Rabi W. Sédrak, Immigration specialist and founder of Balkan's Integration and Immigration Program
Inhabited places
The 5656 inhabitants of the municipality of Sopište live in 1510 houses and 3398 apartments.[ 2]
There are 13 settlements in Sopište with the absence of a classic urban center.
In the municipality there are the following settlements:
References
External links
41°58′N 21°25′E / 41.96°N 21.41°E / 41.96; 21.41