Gjorče Petrov Municipality

Municipality of Gjorče Petrov Општина Ѓорче Петров
City Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Skopje
Municipal Seat	Skopje
Government
• Mayor	Aleksandar Stojkoski (VMRO-DPMNE)[1]
Population
• Total	41,634
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Website	http://www.opstinagpetrov.gov.mk

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.

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[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ǵorče Petrov Municipality.

• Official website

Coordinates: 42°01′N 21°22′E / 42.01°N 21.36°E / 42.01; 21.36