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Gjorče Petrov Municipality

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Country
  
Macedonia

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Municipal Seat
  
Skopje

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Region
  
Skopje Statistical Region

Website
  
http://www.opstinagpetrov.gov.mk

Gjorče Petrov (Macedonian:  Ѓорче Петров ) is one of the ten municipalities that compose the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. It is named after the revolutionary Gjorče Petrov.

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Map of Gjorche Petrov, Macedonia (FYROM)

Geography

Gjorče Petrov borders Saraj to the southwest, Karpoš to the southeast, Čučer-Sandevo to the east, and Kosovo to the north.

The municipality is the place of the confluence of the Treska and Vardar rivers.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002, the municipality has 41,634 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

  • Macedonians = 35,455 (85.2%)
  • Serbs = 1,730 (4.2%)
  • Albanians = 1,597 (3.8%)
  • Roma = 1,249 (3.0%)
  • Bosniaks = 489 (1.2%)
  • others.

    • References

    Gjorče Petrov Municipality Wikipedia
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