Karpoš Municipality
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Karpoš Municipality Општина Карпош | |
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City municipality (Urban) | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Skopje |
| Municipal seat | Skopje |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stevčo Jakimovski (GROM)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 105 km2 (41 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 63,760 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Website | http://karpos.gov.mk |
Karpoš Municipality (Macedonian: ) is one of the ten municipalities that make up the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of North Macedonia.
Geography
[edit]Karpoš borders
- Saraj Municipality and Ǵorče Petrov Municipality to the west,
- Čučer-Sandevo Municipality to the north,
- Butel Municipality to the northeast,
- Čair Municipality, Centar Municipality and Kisela Voda Municipality to the east, and
- Sopište Municipality to the south.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2002 Macedonia census, this municipality has 59,666 inhabitants.[2] According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 63,760 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 59,666 | 100 | 63,760 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 52,810 | 88.51 | 51,609 | 80.94 |
| Albanians | 1,952 | 3.27 | 2,324 | 3.64 |
| Serbs | 2,184 | 3.66 | 1,635 | 2.56 |
| Roma | 615 | 1.03 | 600 | 0.94 |
| Vlachs | 407 | 0.68 | 483 | 0.76 |
| Turks | 334 | 0.56 | 443 | 0.69 |
| Bosniaks | 98 | 0.16 | 192 | 0.3 |
| Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 1,266 | 2.13 | 1,126 | 1.78 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 5,348 | 8.39 | ||
Twin towns
[edit]Karpoš Municipality is twinned with following town:[4]
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Twin municipalities
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References
[edit]- ^ Local Elections 2021 – Mayor of Karpoš. State Election Commission.
- ^ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
- ^ "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ Međunarodna saradnja Novi Beograd, Retrieved on 2008-07-17.
- ^ "Градови побратими | Sremski Karlovci" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-07-31.
