Štip Municipality
Municipality of Shtip
Општина Штип | |
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Urban municipality | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Republic of Macedonia |
| region | Eastern Statistical Region |
| Municipal seat | Shtip |
| Government | |
| • mayor | Ilcho Zahariev (Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity) |
| Area | |
• Total | 583.24 km2 (225.19 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 47,796 |
| • Density | 81.95/km2 (212.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Area code | 032 |
| car plates | ŠT |
| Website | http://www.Stip.gov.mk |
Shtip (Template:Lang-mk [ʃtip] ⓘ) is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Shtip is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.
Geography
Shtip Municipality covers an area of 583.24 km². The river Bregalnica runs through the municipality.
The municipality borders Probishtip Municipality and Sveti Nikole Municipality to the north, Radovish and Karbinci municipalities to the east, Lozovo and Gradsko municipalities to the west, and Konče Municipality to the south.
Demographics
At the census of 2002 the municipality had 47,796 residents.[1] At the census taken in 1994 the number of inhabitants was 46,372. Most of them live in the municipality center Štip, approximately 41,000, while the rest live in villages. Ethnic groups in the municipality:
- Macedonians = 41,670 (87.2%)
- Roma = 2,195 (4.6%)
- Vlachs = 2,074 (4.3%)
- Turks = 1,272 (2.7%)
Inhabited places
The number of the inhabited places in the municipality is 44.
| Inhabited places in Štip Municipality |
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| Villages: Baltalija | Brest (Shtip) | Vrsakovo | Gorachino | Dobroshani | Dolani | Edeklerci | Jamularci | Kalapetrovci | Koeshvo | Krivi Dol | Lakavica | Leskovica | Lipov Dol | Ljuboten (Shtip) | Nikoman | Novo Selo (Shtip) | Penush | Piperovo | Počivalo | Puhche | Sarchievo | Selce | Skandalci | Sofilari | Star Karaorman | Stepanci | Suvo Grlo | Sudikj | Suševo | Tanatarci | Testemelci | Toplikj | Tri Češmi | Hadji-Redjepli | Hadji-Sejdeli | Hadji-Hamzali | Creshka | Čardaklija | Chiflik | Shashavarlija | Shopur |
Towns: Štip | ||
References
- ^ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
