Lipkovo Municipality

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 , 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)

People

Ismet Jashari, from v.Orizari^[2] KLA fighter, KIA in Kosovo

Culture

References

↑ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
↑ Незавршен Мир, Јадранка Костова, Бета Пресс 2003, стр. 207, ISBN 9989-819-15-7

External links

Official website

Municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia

Municipalities	Aračinovo Berovo Bitola Bogdanci Bogovinje Bosilovo Brvenica Čaška Češinovo-Obleševo Centar Župa Čučer-Sandevo Debar Debarca Delčevo Demir Hisar Demir Kapija Dojran Dolneni Gevgelija Gostivar Gradsko Ilinden Jegunovce Karbinci Kavadarci Kičevo Kočani Konče Kratovo Kriva Palanka Krivogaštani Kruševo Kumanovo Lipkovo Lozovo Makedonska Kamenica Makedonski Brod Mavrovo and Rostuša Mogila Negotino Novaci Novo Selo Ohrid Pehčevo Petrovec Plasnica Prilep Probištip Radoviš Rankovce Resen Rosoman Sopište Staro Nagoričane Štip Struga Strumica Studeničani Sveti Nikole Tearce Tetovo Valandovo Vasilevo Veles Vevčani Vinica Vrapčište Zelenikovo Želino Zrnovci

Greater Skopje	Aerodrom Butel Čair Centar Gazi Baba Gjorče Petrov Karpoš Kisela Voda Saraj Šuto Orizari

Former	Bač Belčišta Bistrica Blatec Bogomila Capari Čegrane Češinovo Delogoždi Dobruševo Dolna Banjica Drugovo Džepčište Izvor Kamenjane Klečovce Kondovo Konopište Kosel Kukliš Kukurečani Labuništa Lukovo Mavrovi Anovi Mešeišta Miravci Murtuno Negotino-Pološko Obleševo Orašac Orizari Oslomej Podareš Rostuša Samokov Šipkovica Sopotnica Srbinovo Staravina Topolčani Velešta Vraneštica Vitolište Vratnica Vrutok Zajas Žitoše Zletovo

Municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia with an Albanian majority

	Aračinovo (Haraçina) Bogovinje (Bogovinë) Brvenica (Brevincë) Čair (Çair) Debar (Dibër) Gostivar (Gostivari) Kičevo (Kërçovë) Lipkovo (Likova) Saraj (Saraj) Struga (Strugë) Studeničani (Studeniçani) Tearce (Tearca) Tetovo (Tetovë) Vrapčište (Vrapçishti) Želino (Zhelina)

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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