Sveti Nikole (Macedonian: Свети Николе [ˌsfɛːti ˈnikɔlɛ] ) 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.
Municipality of Sveti Nikole
Општина Свети Николе | |
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Urban municipality | |
Country | North Macedonia |
Region | Vardar |
Municipal seat | Sveti Nikole |
Government | |
• Mayor | Dejan Vladev (VMRO-DPMNE) |
Area | |
• Total | 482.89 km2 (186.44 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,320 |
• Density | 38.30/km2 (99.2/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Area code | 032 |
car plates | SN |
Website | Official |
Geography
editThe municipality borders Kumanovo Municipality and Kratovo Municipality to the north, Probištip Municipality to the east, Štip Municipality and Lozovo Municipality to the south, Veles Municipality and Petrovec Municipality to the west.
Demographics
editSveti Nikole Municipality has 18,497 residents, according to the 2002 Macedonian census.[1] According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 15,320 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the municipality:
2002 | 2021 | |||
Number | % | Number | % | |
TOTAL | 18,497 | 100 | 15,320 | 100 |
Macedonians | 18,005 | 97.34 | 14,170 | 92.49 |
Vlachs | 238 | 1.29 | 134 | 0.87 |
Turks | 81 | 0.44 | 57 | 0.37 |
Roma | 72 | 0.39 | 45 | 0.29 |
Serbs | 71 | 0.38 | 33 | 0.22 |
Albanians | 10 | 0.07 | ||
Bosniaks | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.01 |
Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 29 | 0.15 | 53 | 0.35 |
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 817 | 5.33 |
Demographics of Sveti Nikole Municipality | ||
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Census year | Population | |
1994 | 18,528 | |
2002 | 18,497 | |
2021 | 15,320 |
Inhabited places
editReferences
edit- ^ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
- ^ "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.