Štip ( ) is a municipality in eastern
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...
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Štip'' is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the
Eastern Statistical Region.
Geography
Štip Municipality covers an area of 583.24 km
2. The river
Bregalnica runs through the municipality.
The municipality borders
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Probištip Municipality and
Sveti Nikole Municipality
Sveti Nikole ( ) 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.
Geography
The municipality borders ...
to the north,
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Radoviš and
Karbinci municipalities to the east,
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Lozovo and
Gradsko municipalities to the west, and
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Konče Municipality to the south.
Demographics
At the census taken in 1994 the number of inhabitants was 46,372 and in 2002 the number of inhabitants was 47,796.
According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 44,866 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups in the municipality:
Inhabited places
The number of the inhabited places in the municipality is 44.
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stip Municipality
Municipalities of North Macedonia
Eastern Statistical Region