Gjorče Petrov Municipality

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
City municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 42°01′N 21°22′E / 42.01°N 21.36°E / 42.01; 21.36
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Skopje
Municipal Seat	Skopje
Government
• Mayor	Aleksandar Stojkoski^[1]
Population
• Total	41,634
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Website	www.opstinagpetrov.gov.mk

Geography

Gjorče Petrov borders

• Saraj to the southwest,
• Karpoš to the southeast,
• Čučer-Sandevo to the east, and
• Kosovo to the north.

The municipality is the place of the confluence of the Treska and Vardar rivers.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002, the municipality has 41,634 inhabitants.^[2]

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

• Macedonians = 35,455 (85.2%)
• Serbs = 1,730 (4.2%)
• Albanians = 1,597 (3.8%)
• Roma = 1,249 (3.0%)
• Bosniaks = 489 (1.2%)
• others.

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.

References

1. (VMRO-DPMNE) Local Elections 2021 – Mayor of Ǵorče Petrov. State Election Commission.
2. 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ǵorče Petrov Municipality.

• Official website