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Demir Kapija Municipality

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Country
  
Macedonia

Elevation
  
202 m (663 ft)

Postal Code
  
1442

Municipal seat
  
Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Demir Kapija Municipality

Demir Kapija (Macedonian: Демир Капија [ˌdɛmir ˈkapija]) is a municipality in southern part of Republic of Macedonia. Demir Kapija, which means "iron door" or "iron gate" in Turkish, is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Demir Kapija Municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region.

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Map of Municipality of Demir Kapija, Macedonia (FYROM)

Geography

The municipality borders Negotino Municipality to the northwest, Konče Municipality to the northeast, Valandovo Municipality to the east, Gevgelija Municipality to the southeast, and Kavadarci Municipality to the southwest.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002 this municipality has 4,545 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

  • Macedonians = 3,997 (87.9%)
  • Turks = 344 (7.6%)
  • Serbs = 132 (2.9%)
  • others.
  • Populated settlements include:

  • Demir Kapija (seat)
  • Čelevec
  • Čiflik
  • Barovo
  • Besvica
  • Bistrenci
  • Dračevica
  • Dren
  • Iberli
  • Klisura
  • Košarka
  • Koprišnica
  • Korešnica
  • Prždevo
  • Strmaševo
  • References

    Demir Kapija Municipality Wikipedia