Aerodrom Municipality, Skopje
Municipality of North Macedonia
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Aerodrom (Macedonian: Аеродром; [ˈaɛrɔdrɔm] ⓘ, meaning Airport or Aerodrome) is the largest in population of the ten municipalities that make up the city of Skopje, North Macedonia's capital. Despite its name, it is not home to Skopje International Airport, which is in Petrovec.
Municipality of Aerodrom
Општина Аеродром | |
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City municipality (Urban) | |
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| Coordinates: 41°59′N 21°28′E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Skopje |
| Municipal seat | Aerodrom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dejan Miteski (VMRO-DPMNE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 77,735[1] |
| • Density | 3,600.45/km2 (9,325.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Website | http://www.aerodrom.gov.mk |
Geography
Aerodrom borders Kisela Voda Municipality to the southwest, Centar Municipality to the northwest, Gazi Baba Municipality to the northeast, and Studeničani Municipality to the south.
Demographics
According to North Macedonia's 2021 census, the Aerodrom municipality has 77,735 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in this municipality include:
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 72,009 | 100 | 77,735 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 64,391 | 89.42 | 66,245 | 85.22 |
| Serbs | 3,085 | 4.28 | 2,155 | 2.77 |
| Albanians | 1,014 | 1.41 | 851 | 1.09 |
| Vlachs | 501 | 0.7 | 652 | 0.84 |
| Turks | 430 | 0.6 | 464 | 0.6 |
| Roma | 580 | 0.81 | 459 | 0.59 |
| Bosniaks | 538 | 0.75 | 403 | 0.52 |
| Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 1,470 | 2.03 | 1,258 | 1.62 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 5,248 | 6.75 | ||
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The total number of students in the municipality in 2011, in comparison to the total number of students in 2007, increased by 9.9%. Aerodrom is the first municipality in Macedonia by rise of the total number of students.[4]
Sport
- MZT Skopje is the most popular and successful Macedonian basketball club. The club competes in the Macedonian First League and Adriatic League. The club's home ground is the Jane Sandanski Arena, and is an 11-time domestic champion.
- FK Gorno Lisiče is a football club based in the Gorno Lisiče neighbourhood. The club competes in the Third Macedonian Football League, with its current home ground at the Cementarnica Stadium in Kisela Voda Municipality.
