Gjorče Petrov Municipality
Municipality of North Macedonia
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Gjorče Petrov (Macedonian: Ѓорче Петров) is one of the ten municipalities that compose the city of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. It is named after the revolutionary Gjorče Petrov.
Municipality of Gjorče Petrov
Општина Ѓорче Петров | |
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City municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 42.01°N 21.36°E | |
| Country | North Macedonia |
| Region | Skopje |
| Municipal Seat | Ǵorče Petrov |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Aleksandar Stojkoski[1] (VMRO-DPMNE) |
| Population | |
• Total | 44,844 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Website | www |
Geography
Demographics
According to the 2002 Macedonia census, the municipality has 41,634 inhabitants.[2] According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 44,844 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 41,634 | 100 | 44,844 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 35,455 | 85.16 | 35,971 | 80.21 |
| Albanians | 1,597 | 3.84 | 1,765 | 3.94 |
| Serbs | 1,730 | 4.16 | 1,266 | 2.82 |
| Roma | 1,249 | 3 | 1,068 | 2.38 |
| Bosniaks | 489 | 1.17 | 459 | 1.02 |
| Turks | 368 | 0.88 | 272 | 0.61 |
| Vlachs | 109 | 0.26 | 156 | 0.35 |
| Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 637 | 1.53 | 576 | 1.29 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 3,311 | 7.38 | ||
Sports
Football club FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov has played in the top tier of Macedonian football for several years. Their home stadium is the Gjorče Petrov Stadium.
