Lipkovo_Municipality
Lipkovo Municipality
Municipality of North Macedonia
Lipkovo (Macedonian: Липковоⓘ, Albanian: Likovë) is a municipality in the north part of North Macedonia. Lipkovo is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Lipkovo Municipality is part of the Northeastern Statistical Region.
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Municipality of Lipkovo
Општина Липково Komuna e Likovës | |
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Rural municipality | |
Country | North Macedonia |
Region | Northeastern |
Municipal seat | Lipkovo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Erkan Arifi (DUI) |
Area | |
• Total | 267.82 km2 (103.41 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 22,308 |
• Density | 101.03/km2 (261.7/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Area code | 037 |
car plates | KU |
ISO 3166-2 | MK-48 |
Website | Official Website |
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The municipality borders Serbia and Kosovo to the north, Čučer-Sandevo Municipality to the west, the City of Skopje to the southwest, Aračinovo Municipality to the south and Kumanovo Municipality to the east.
According to the 2021 Macedonian census, Lipkovo Municipality has 22,308 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality:
2002 | 2021 | |||
Number | % | Number | % | |
TOTAL | 27,058 | 100 | 22,308 | 100 |
Albanians | 26,360 | 97.4 | 21,560 | 96.65 |
Serbs | 370 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.02 |
Macedonians | 169 | 0.6 | 33 | 0.15 |
others | 159 | 0.6 | 14 | 0.06 |
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | n/a | n/a | 701 | 3.14 |
More information Demographics of, Census year ...
Demographics of Lipkovo Municipality | ||
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Census year | Population | |
1994 | 24,351 | |
2002 | 27,058 | |
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Installation of Municipality
- 1996 Municipality inaugurated
21st century
- 2000 Usamedin Alili elected Mayor
- 2001 Insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia
- 2002 Population: 27,058[1]
- 2005 Bekjir Sakipi elected Mayor[2]
- 2008 Northeastern Statistical Region formed
- 2009 Sadula Duraki elected Mayor[3]
- 2011 Ismet Jashari monument built in Ropaljce
- 2012 Hospital built[4]
- 2013 Sadula Duraki elected Mayor 2nd term[5]
- 2015 Gošince attack
- Ismet Jashari, from Orizari[6] KLA fighter, KIA in Kosovo
- [permanent dead link] (Macedonian)
- Незавршен Мир, Јадранка Костова, Бета Пресс 2003, стр. 207, ISBN 9989-819-15-7
42.16°N 21.57°E / 42.16; 21.57
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