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Lipkovo Municipality

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Country
  
Macedonia

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

ISO 3166-2
  
MK-48

Area code
  
037

Municipal seat
  
Lipkovo

car plates
  
KU

Area
  
267.8 km²

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Region
  
Northeastern Statistical Region

Lipkovo (Macedonian:  Липково , Albanian: Lipkovë) is a municipality in northern Republic of Macedonia. Lipkovo is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Lipkovo Municipality is part of the Northeastern Statistical Region.

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Map of Municipality of Lipkovo, Macedonia (FYROM)

Geography

The municipality borders Serbia to the north, Čučer-Sandevo Municipality to the west, the City of Skopje to the southwest, Aračinovo Municipality to the south and Kumanovo Municipality to the east.

Demographics

According to the 2002 Macedonian census, Lipkovo Municipality has 27,058 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality:

  • Albanians = 26,360 (97.4%)
  • Serbs = 370 (1.4%)
  • Macedonians = 169 (0.6%)
  • others = 159 (0.6%)

    • Installation of Municipality

  • 1996 Municipality inaugurated

    • 21st century

  • 2000 Usamedin Alili elected Mayor
  • 2001 Insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia
  • Operation MH - 2, Operation Vaksince, Kumanovo Water Crisis 2001, Operation Essential Harvest
  • Ismet Jashari killed
  • 2002 Population: 27,058
  • 2005 Bekjir Sakipi elected Mayor
  • 2008 Northeastern Statistical Region formed
  • 2009 Sadula Duraki elected Mayor
  • 2011 Ismet Jashari monument built in Ropaljce
  • 2012 Hospital built
  • 2013 Sadula Duraki elected Mayor 2nd term
  • 2015 Goshince attack

    • People

  • Ismet Jashari, from v.Orizari KLA fighter, KIA in Kosovo

    • Culture

  • Matejče Monastery
  • Halit Efendi Mosque
  • Jusuf Efendi Mosque

    • References

    Lipkovo Municipality Wikipedia
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