Greater Skopje
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| Greater Skopje | |
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| Administrative division of Skopje | |
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| 1: Centar (Центар) |
6:Butel (Бутел) |
| 2:Gazi Baba (Гази Баба) |
7:Šuto Orizari (Шуто Оризари) |
| 3:Aerodrom (Аеродром) |
8:Karpoš (Карпош) |
| 4:Čair (Чаир) | 9:Gorche Petrov (Ѓорче Петров) |
| 5:Kisela Voda (Кисела Вода) |
10:Saraj (Сарај) |
| General information | |
| Area | 1818 km² |
| elevation | 240 |
| postal_code | 1000 |
| area_code | 02 |
| licence | SK |
| mayor | Trifun Kostovski |
| website | [1] |
| Population -density |
515,419 3603,94 people/km² |
Greater Skopje (Macedonian: Големо Скопје, Golemo Skopje), is an administrative division within the Republic of Macedonia constituted of 10 municipalities. As a such administrative unit Skopje is the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. It is part of Skopje statistical region (Скопски регион).
The organisation of Greate Skopje, like a distinct unit of the local-selfgovernment is defined by the Law of Skopje.
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[edit] Geography
Greater Skopje borders Čučer-Sandevo municipality and Serbia in the north, Jegunovce municipality and Želino municipality in the west, Sopište municipality and Studeničani municipality in the south, Ilinden municipality, Lipkovo municipality and Aračinovo municipality in the east.
[edit] Municipalities
Skopje's 10 municipalities are:
| Municipality (Општина) |
HASC | Municipality Center (Центар на Општината) |
Area (km2) |
Population (2002) |
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| Aerodrom (Аеродром) | MK.AD | Aerodrom (Аеродром) | 21,85 | 72 009 |
| Butel (Бутел) | MK.BU | Butel (Бутел) | 54,79 | 36 154 |
| Čair (Чаир) | MK.CI | Čair (Чаир) | 3,52 | 64 773 |
| Centar (Центар) | MK.CE | Centar (Центар) | 7,52 | 45 412 |
| Gazi Baba (Гази Баба) | MK.GB | Gazi Baba (Гази Баба) | 110,86 | 72 617 |
| Gjorče Petrov (Ѓорче Петров) | MK.GP | Gjorče Petrov (Ѓорче Петров) | 66,93 | 41 634 |
| Karpoš (Карпош) | MK.KX | Karpoš (Карпош) | 35,21 | 59 666 |
| Kisela Voda (Кисела Вода) | MK.VD | Kisela Voda (Кисела Вода) | 34,24 | 57 236 |
| Saraj (Сарај) | MK.AJ | Saraj (Сарај) | 229,06 | 35 408 |
| Šuto Orizari (Шуто Оризари) | MK.SO | Šuto Orizari (Шуто Оризари) | 7,48 | 22 017 |
| Greater Skopje | Total | 1 818 | 515 419 | |
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the population of Skopje was 506,926 people. The main ethnic group are Macedonians, who make up 66.75% of the population, followed by Albanians (20.49%), Roma (4.63%), Serbs (2.82%), Turks (1.70%), Bosniaks (1.50%) and Aromanians (0.50%).
97.5% of the population over the age of 10 is literate.
[edit] History
- In 1945 by law, Macedonia territorially is organised in 4 areas, 32 subareas and 894 local peaoples councils.
- From 1949 to 1952 were brought six laws for territorial organisation.
- In 1952 the number of the municipalities has fallen from 223 to 86, and the subareas from 18 to 7.
- In 1957 there are 7 subareas and 73 municipalitiesin 1965.
- In 1965 with the law defining the areas of the municipalities in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, the subareas were abolished and the number of the municipalities is 32.
- From 1976 until 1996 Macedonia Skopje is organised as a distinct social-political community comprising of 5 municipalities: Gazi Baba, Karpoš, Kisela Voda,Centar and Čair.
- From 1996 to 2004 Skopje is defined as a distinct unit of the local-selfgovernment and has 7 municipalities: Gazi Baba, Karpoš, Kisela Voda,Centar and Čair, Šuto Orizari and Gjorče Petrov.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Hierarchical Administrative Subdivision Codes (HASC): related to ISO subnational codes (yet undefined for Macedonian municipalities)
- ^ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
