The Municipality of Petrovec ( mk, Петровец, ''Petrovec''; sq, Ibrahimovë) is a municipality in northern

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 Socialist Feder ...

, near the capital

Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...

. '' Petrovec'' is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. It is located in the

Skopje Statistical Region The Skopje Statistical Region ( mk, Скопски Регион; Albanian: Rajoni i Shkupit) is one of eight Statistical regions of North Macedonia. Skopje, located in the north of the country, borders Kosovo to the north. Internally, it border ...

. Skopje International Airport is located in the Petrovec municipality.

Geography

The municipality borders with

Studeničani Municipality Studeničani Municipality ( mk, , sq, Studeniçan) is a municipality in central North Macedonia. '' Studeničani'' is the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. It is located in the Skopje Statistical Region. Geography The ...

and

Zelenikovo Municipality Zelenikovo Municipality ( mk, ) is a municipality in the central part of North Macedonia. The municipal seat is located in the village Zelenikovo. The municipality is located in the Skopje Statistical Region. Geography The municipality borde ...

to the west,

Ilinden Municipality Ilinden ( mk, ) is a municipality part of North Macedonia. ''Ilinden (village), Ilinden'' is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. It is named after the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising, Ilinden Uprising in the Macedonia (re ...

and

Kumanovo Municipality Kumanovo ( mk, Куманово ; ) is a municipality located in the northern part of North Macedonia. ''Kumanovo'' is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. Kumanovo Municipality is part of the Northeastern Statistical Reg ...

to the north,

Sveti Nikole Municipality Sveti Nikole ( mk, Свети Николе ) is a municipality in eastern Macedonia. ''Sveti Nikole'' is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Sveti Nikole Municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region. Geograph ...

to the east, and Veles Municipality to the south.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Macedonian census, Petrovec Municipality has 9,150 residents. Ethnic groups in the municipality: Petrovec village

References

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