Veles ( ) is a municipality in central part 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 ...

. '' Veles'' is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. Veles Municipality is part of the

Vardar Statistical Region The Vardar Statistical Region () is one of eight statistical regions of North Macedonia. Vardar, located in the central part of North Macedonia, borders Greece to the south. Internally, it borders the Pelagonia, Southwestern, Skopje, Southeaster ...

Geography

The municipality borders

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and

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to the west,

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to the north, and Gradsko, Lozovo, and

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municipalities to the east. There are 28 populated locations, one town and 27 villages.

Demographics

According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality had 48,463 inhabitants. At the census of 1994, it had 56,571 inhabitants. Religious affiliation according to th
2002
Macedonia census and 2021 North Macedonia census:

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Vardar Statistical Region Municipalities of North Macedonia