Šuto Orizari Municipality
| Šuto Orizari Шуто Оризари Shuto Orizari | |||
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| City municipality | |||
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| Coordinates: 42°02′31″N 21°25′19″E / 42.04194°N 21.42194°ECoordinates: 42°02′31″N 21°25′19″E / 42.04194°N 21.42194°E | |||
| Country | Macedonia | ||
| City | Skopje | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Elvis Bajram | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 7.48 km2 (2.89 sq mi) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 22,017 | ||
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi) | ||
| Languages | |||
| • primary | Macedonian | ||
| • secondary | Romani | ||
| Ethnicity | |||
| • Romani | 79,1% | ||
| • Albanian | 11,9% | ||
| • Macedonian | 7,1% | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Area code(s) | +389 044 | ||
| Car plates | SK | ||
| Website | http://www.SutoOrizari.gov.mk | ||
Šuto Orizari (Macedonian: 
Шуто Оризари , Romani: Shuto Orizari), or simply Šutka (Шутка), is one of the ten municipalities that make up the City of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia.
Geography
The municipality borders Butel Municipality to the south and Čučer-Sandevo Municipality to the north.
Demographics
Šuto Orizari is the only municipality in the country where Romani make up a majority of the population. Out of a total population of 22,017 in the 2002 census, 17,415 people (79,1%) were of Roma ethnicity.[1] Other significant ethnic groups include Albanians (2,012 or 11.9%) and Macedonians (1,200 7.1%). During the recent conflict in Kosovo many Romani refugees found shelter here. The overwhelming majority of the inhabitants are Muslims. [2]
Politics
Due to the demographics, both Romani and Macedonian are official languages in Šuto Orizari. Albanian is also spoken, but is not an official language. The mayor of the municipality, Elvis Bajram, is Romani.
In 2009, the Government of the Republic of Macedonia took further measures to enlarge inclusion of Romani in the education process. The cornerstone of a government-funded secondary school for Šuto Orizari was laid on 10 February 2009, an investment worth 1.6 million euros.[3]
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