Sopište ( mk, , sq, Sopisht) is a municipality in the northern part 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 Socialist Feder ...
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Sopište'' 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 ...
.
Geography
The municipality borders the
City of Skopje to the north,
Želino Municipality
Želino ( mk, , sq, Zhelinë) is a municipality in the northwestern part of North Macedonia. '' Želino'' is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.
Geography
T ...
and
Makedonski Brod Municipality to the west, and
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 ...
to the east.
Demographics
According to the 2021 Macedonian census, the municipality has 6,713 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality:
People from Sopište
*
Igor Durlovski, a Macedonian opera singer
* , a Macedonian opera singer
* Rabi W. Sédrak, Immigration specialist and founder of Balkan's Integration and Immigration Program
Inhabited places
The 5656 inhabitants of the municipality of Sopište live in 1510 houses and 3398 apartments.
[http://opstinasopiste.gov.mk/]
There are 13 settlements in Sopište with the absence of a classic urban center.
In the municipality there are the following settlements:
*Sopište 1365
*Rakotinci 394
*Dobri Dol 431
*Dolno Sonje 707
*Gorno Sonje 240
*Barovo 24
*Govrlevo 31
*Čiflik 664
*Sveta Petka 718
*Jabolče 44
*Nova Breznica 89
*Držilovo 365
*Patiška Reka 584
References
External links
Official website
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Skopje Statistical Region
Municipalities of North Macedonia