The Skop region ( Macedonian Skopsky region ) is one of the eight statistical regions of Northern Macedonia . The name comes from the city of Skopje .
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| Skop region | |||
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| Maced. Skopsky region | |||
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| A country | North Macedonia | ||
| Includes | 17 communities | ||
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| Square | 1848 km² (8th place ) | ||
| Timezone | CET ( UTC + 1 , summer UTC + 2 ) | ||
| Largest cities | Skopje | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 578 144 people ( 2002 ) ( 1st place ) | ||
| Density | 312.85 people / km² (1st place) | ||
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The region includes 17 communities located in the northern part of the country. The Skop region includes the urban communities that make up the Skopje community : Aerodrome , Butel , Gazi Baba , Gorche-Petrov , Karposh , Kisela-Voda , Saray , Center , Chair and Shuto-Orizari , as well as nearby (suburban): Arachinovo , Zelenikovo , Ilinden , Petrovets , Sopishte , Studenichani and Chucher-Sandevo .
According to the results of the 2002 census, 578,144 residents live in the communities of the Skopje region, of which 506,926 people are in Skopje [1] . The total area of the region’s communities is 1848 km² .
| No. | Community | Administrative Centre | Square communities km² | Population, people ( 2002 [1] ) | Density, people / km² |
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| one | Aerodrome | Airfield (quarter) | 22 | 72 009 | 3273.14 |
| 2 | Arachinovo | Arachinovo | 38 | 11 597 | 305.18 |
| 3 | Butel | Butel (quarter) | 61 | 36 154 | 592.69 |
| four | Gazi Baba | Gazi Baba (quarter) | 92 | 72 617 | 789.32 |
| five | Gerche-Petrov | Gerche-Petrov (quarter) | 63 | 41,634 | 660.86 |
| 6 | Zelenikovo | Zelenikovo | 177 | 4077 | 23.03 |
| 7 | Ilinden | Ilinden | 97 | 15 894 | 163.86 |
| eight | Karposh | Karposz (quarter) | 21 | 59,666 | 2841.24 |
| 9 | Kissela Voda | Kisela-Voda (quarter) | 43 | 57,236 | 1331.07 |
| ten | Petrovec | Petrovec | 222 | 8255 | 37.18 |
| eleven | Barn | Shed (quarter) | 230 | 35,408 | 153.95 |
| 12 | Sign up | Sign up | 223 | 5656 | 25.36 |
| 13 | Studenichani | Studenichani | 276 | 17,246 | 62.49 |
| 14 | Centre | Center (quarter) | 9 | 45 412 | 5045.78 |
| 15 | Chair | Chair (quarter) | 53 | 64,773 | 1222.13 |
| sixteen | Chucher Sandevo | Chucher Sandevo | 215 | 8493 | 39.50 |
| 17 | Shuto Orizari | Shuto Orizari (quarter) | 6 | 22 017 | 3669.50 |
| Total | 1848 | 578 144 | 312.85 |
The ethnic composition of the region’s population according to the 2002 census [1] :
| Ethnic Group | inhabitants | % |
| Total | 571,040 | 100.00% |
| Macedonians | 367 717 | 64.39% |
| Albanians | 132 014 | 23.11% |
| gypsies | 23 976 | 4.19% |
| Serbs | 17,650 | 3.09% |
| Bosnians | 12,823 | 2.24% |
| Turks | 12 123 | 2.12% |
| other | 4,737 | 0.82% |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 2002 Census (Maced.) , (English) , ( PDF )