Lipkovo Municipality

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Municipality of Lipkovo
Општина Липково
Komuna e Likovës

Rural municipality

Flag

Seal

region

Northeastern Statistical Region

Municipal seat

Lipkovo

Government

• mayor

Sadulla Duraku
(DUI)

Area

• Total

267.82 km² (103.41 sq mi)

Population

• Total

27.058

• Density

101.03/km² (261.7/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

Area code(s)

037

car plates

ISO 3166-2

MK-48

Lipkovo (Macedonian: Липково (help·info), Albanian: Likova) 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.

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.^[1] Ethnic groups in the municipality:

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

Demographics of Lipkovo Municipality
Census year	Population

1994	24,351

2002	27,058

Inhabited places

Inhabited places in Lipkovo Municipality
villages: Alaševce (Алашевце) \| Belanovce (Белановце) \| Vaksince (Ваксинце) \| Vištica (Виштица) \| Glažnja (Глажња) \| Gošince (Гошинце) \| Dumanovce (Думановце) \| Zlokukjane (Злокуќане) \| Izvor (Извор) \| Lipkovo (Липково) \| Lojane(Лојане) \| Matejče (Матејче) \| Nikushtaku (Никуштак) \| Opae (Опае) \| Orizari (Оризари) \| Otlja (Отља) \| R'nkovce (Р'нковце) \| Ropalce (Ропалце) \| Runica (Руница) \| Slupčane (Слупчане) \| Straža (Стража) \| Strima (Стрима)

References

↑ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)

External links

Official website

v t e Municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia

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The municipality names in italics have an Albanian population of over 50% but below 60%. Names in brackets are Albanian equivalents of the Macedonian names.

Coordinates: 42°10′N 21°34′E / 42.16°N 21.57°E / 42.16; 21.57

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