Gjorče Petrov ( mk, Ѓорче Петров) is one of the ten municipalities that compose the city of
Skopje
Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and List of cities in North Macedonia by population, largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre.
The territory of Sk ...
, the capital of
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...
. It is named after the revolutionary
Gjorče Petrov
Gyorche Petrov Nikolov born Georgi Petrov Nikolov (April 2, 1865 – June 28, 1921), was a Bulgarian teacher and revolutionary, one of the leaders of the Bulgarian Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Committees. He was their representative i ...
.
Geography
Gjorče Petrov borders
*
Saraj to the southwest,
*
Karpoš to the southeast,
*
Čučer-Sandevo
Čučer-Sandevo ( mk, ) is a village in Republic of North Macedonia. It is a seat of the Čučer-Sandevo Municipality.
Geography
The village is located in the northern part of the Skopje Valley, in the central part of the territory of the Muni ...
to the east, and
*
Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
to the north.
The municipality is the place of the confluence of the
Treska and
Vardar
The Vardar (; mk, , , ) or Axios () is the longest river in North Macedonia and the second longest river in Greece, in which it reaches the Aegean Sea at Thessaloniki. It is long, out of which are in Greece, and drains an area of around . Th ...
rivers.
Demographics
According to the last national census from 2002, the municipality has 41,634 inhabitants.
2002 census results
in English and Macedonian (PDF)
Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
* Macedonians = 35,455 (85.2%)
*Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language.
The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
= 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
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gjorce Petrov Municipality
Municipalities of North Macedonia
Municipalities of Skopje