Municipality of Ǵorče Petrov
Општина Ѓорче Петров | |
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City municipality | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 42°01′N 21°22′E / 42.01°N 21.36°E | |
| Country | North Macedonia |
| Region | Skopje |
| Municipal Seat | Skopje |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Aleksandar Stojkoski[1] (VMRO-DPMNE) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 41,634 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Website | www |
Ǵorče Petrov (Macedonian: Ѓорче Петров) is one of the ten municipalities that compose the city of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. It is named after the revolutionary Ǵorče Petrov.
Geography[edit]
Ǵorče 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[edit]
According to the last national census from 2002, the municipality has 41,634 inhabitants.[2]
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.
Sports[edit]
Football club FK Makedonija Ǵorče Petrov has played in the top tier of Macedonian football for several years. Their home stadium is the Gjorče Petrov Stadium.
References[edit]
- ^ Local Elections 2021 – Mayor of Ǵorče Petrov. State Election Commission.
- ^ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
