Kumanovo Municipality

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Municipality of Kumanovo
Општина Куманово
Urban municipality
Flag of Municipality of Kumanovo
Flag
Official seal of Municipality of Kumanovo
Seal
Location of Municipality of Kumanovo
Country  Macedonia
Region Northeastern Statistical Region
Municipal seat Kumanovo
Government
 • Mayor Zoran Damjanovski (SDSM)
Area
 • Total 509.48 km2 (196.71 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 105,484
 • Density 207.04/km2 (536.2/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
Area code(s) 031
car plates KU
Website http://www.Kumanovo.gov.mk

Kumanovo (Macedonian: Куманово [kuˈmanɔvɔ]) is a municipality located in the northern part of Republic of Macedonia. Kumanovo is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. Kumanovo Municipality is part of the Northeastern Statistical Region.

Geography

The municipality has an area of 509,48 km² and borders Lipkovo Municipality, Ilinden Municipality and Aračinovo Municipality to the west, Serbia to the north, Sveti Nikole Municipality and Petrovec Municipality to the south, and Staro Nagoričane Municipality and Kratovo Municipality to the east.

History

By the 2003 territorial division of the republic, Orašac Municipality was merged with Kumanovo as was part of the rural Klečevce Municipality. The other part of Klečevce was attached to Staro Nagoričane Municipality.

Demographics

Without Orašac Municipality, Kumanovo had 94,589 inhabitants in 1994 and 103,205 at the last national census.[1] The population of the former Orašac Municipality was 1,638 in 1994 and 1,252 in 2002. The present-day combined municipality has 105,484 inhabitants, which makes it the most populous municipality in Macedonia.

Municipal building of Kumanovo Municipality

According to the 2002 census, ethnic groups in the Kumanovo Municipality include:

  • Macedonians = 63,746 (60.4%)
  • Albanians = 27,290 (25.8%)
  • Serbs = 9,062 (8.6%)
  • Roma = 4,256 (4.1%)
  • Turks = 292 (0.28%)
  • Vlachs = 147 (0.10%)
  • others = 691 (0.62%)

Inhabited places

There are 48 inhabited places in this municipality, one town and 49 villages.

Inhabited Places Total Macedonians Albanians Turks Roma Vlachs Serbs Bosnians Others
Kumanovo Municipality 105484 63746 27290 292 4256 147 9062 20 671
Agino Selo 965 949 - - - - 13 - 3
Bedinje 2327 1451 547 - 156 - 164 - 9
Biljanovce 1231 1195 - - - - 32 - 4
Brzak 104 88 - - - - 16 - -
Vakv 108 108 - - - - - - -
Vince 90 90 - - - - - - -
Gorno Konjare 1136 555 255 - - - 324 - 2
D'lga - - - - - - - - -
Dobrošane 1655 1571 - - 24 39 17 - 4
Dolno Konjare 1286 669 91 - 2 0 516 - 8
Karabičane 43 5 - - - - 38 - -
Karpoš 5403 4917 - - 14 - 450 - 22
Kumanovo 70872 42840 18277 256 4042 108 4769 20 560
Lopate 2448 478 1886 - - - 80 - 4
Ljubodrag 686 440 - - - - 243 - 3
Novo Selo 274 70 - - - - 243 - -
Proevce 2311 2218 - - 18 - 73 - 2
Pčinja 793 789 - - - - 4 - -
Režanovce 705 661 1 1 - - 42 - -
Rečica 557 110 - - - - 445 - 2
Romanovce 2794 716 2028 35 - - 6 - 9
Šopot 318 - 308 - - - 6 - 4
Studena Bara 344 343 - - - - 1 - -
Šušica 34 3 1 - - - 30 - -
Tabanovce 910 205 177 - - - 516 - 12
Tromega 1298 692 - - - - 604 - 12
Umni Dol 442 216 - - - - 226 - -
Cerkezi 3741 2 3719 - - - - - 2
Četirce 294 34 - - - - 215 - -
Šupli Kamen 81 80 - - - - 1 - -
Jačince 106 106 - - - - - - -
Skačkovci 160 159 - - - - 1 - -
Pezovo 53 53 - - - - - - -
Orašac 387 387 - - - - - - -
Novoseljane 46 46 - - - - - - -
Murgaš 63 62 - - - - 1 - -
K’sanje 48 48 - - - - - - -
Kučkarevo 105 105 - - - - - - -
Kutlibeg 13 13 - - - - - - -
Kosmatac 41 41 - - - - - - -
Količko 86 83 - - - - 3 - -
Kokošinje 45 44 - - - - 1 - -
Klečevce 573 555 - - - - 18 - -
Žubovce 57 57 - - - - - - -
Živinje 46 46 - - - - - - -
Dovezence 123 123 - - - - - - -
Gradište 192 189 - - - - 3 - -
Gabreš 71 70 - - - - 1 - -
Beljakovce 64 64 - - - - - - -

See also

List of mayors of Kumanovo

References

  1. 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)

External links