Centar () is the central municipality of the ten municipalities that compose the city of

Skopje Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultura ...

, the capital of

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 ...

. Centar is home to the Assembly of North Macedonia.

Geography

The Vardar River runs on the edge of the municipality along the border with

Čair Municipality Čair (, ) is one of the ten municipalities that make up Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. The municipal administration consists of a council and mayor. Old Bazaar, Skopje, Skopje's old town is located in Čair. The municipality has a pred ...

. Vodno Mountain overlooks Centar. The municipality's total area is 7.52 km². Centar borders several other municipalities including:

Karpoš Municipality Karpoš Municipality () is one of the ten municipalities that make up the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of North Macedonia. Geography Karpoš borders: * Saraj Municipality and Ǵorče Petrov Municipality to the west, * Čučer-S ...

to the west,

to the northeast, Aerodrom Municipality to the southeast, and Kisela Voda Municipality to the south.

Demographics

According to the 2002 Macedonia census, the municipality had 45,412 inhabitants. According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality had 43,893 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

Sports

The Toše Proeski Arena, the national football stadium, is located in the municipality and hosts home games of

FK Vardar FK Vardar () is a professional Association football, football club based in Skopje, North Macedonia, which competes in the Macedonian First Football League, Macedonian First League. They are the most successful football club in Football in Maced ...

and FK Rabotnički.

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Municipalities of North Macedonia Municipalities of Skopje