Veles municipality

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Veles municipality
Општина Велес
Flag of Veles municipality Coat of arms of Veles municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Veles municipality
Municipality center Veles (city)
Mayor Ace Kocevski
Municipality area 427,45 km²
Population
 - density
55,108
128,92 people/km²
Time zone
 - Standard
 - Summer (DST)

CET (UTC+1)
CEST (UTC+2)
Status Urban municipality
Area code +389 043
Car plates VE
Postal code 1400
Official Website www.Veles.gov.mk

Veles (Macedonian: Велес) is a municipality in central Republic of Macedonia. Veles is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Veles municipality is part of Vardar statistical region.

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[edit] Geography

The municipality borders Čaška municipality and Zelenikovo in the west, Petrovec in the north, Gradsko, Lozovo and Sveti Nikole in the east.

[edit] Demographics

According to the last National census this municipality has 55,340 inhabitants. [1] At the census of 1994 it had 56,571 inhabitants.

The majority are Macedonians (46,767), while other ethnic groups include Bosniaks (2,406), Albanians (2,299), Turks (1,724), and others.

[edit] Inhabited places

There are 28 inhabited places, one town and 27 villages.


Inhabited places in Veles Municipality
Village(s): Bašino Selo | Beleštevica | Buzalkovo | Gorno Kalaslari | Gorno Orizari | Dolno Kalaslari | Dolno Orizari | Ivankovci | Karabunjište | Krušje | Kumarino | Lugunci | Mamutčevo | Novačani | Novo Selo | Oraovec | Otovica | Raštani | Rlevci | Rudnik | S'lp | Slivnik | Sojaklari | Sopot | Crkvino | Čaloševo | Djidimirci

Town(s): Veles

[edit] Notes

  1. [2] Macedonian census data of 2002]

[edit] See also

[edit] External links