Lipkovo (Macedonian: , 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.
Municipality of Lipkovo
Општина Липково Komuna e Likovës | |
|---|---|
Rural municipality | |
 Flag  Seal | |
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| 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 |
Geography
editThe 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.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2021 North Macedonia census, Lipkovo Municipality has 22,308 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the municipality:
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 27,058 | 100 | 22,308 | 100 |
| Albanians | 26,360 | 97.42 | 21,560 | 96.65 |
| Macedonians | 169 | 0.62 | 33 | 0.15 |
| Serbs | 370 | 1.37 | 4 | 0.01 |
| Bosniaks | 6 | 0.02 | 4 | 0.01 |
| Turks | 1 | 0.004 | ||
| Vlachs | 1 | 0.004 | ||
| Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 152 | 0.566 | 5 | 0.024 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 701 | 3.14 | ||
| Demographics of Lipkovo Municipality | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census year | Population | |
| 1994 | 24,351 | |
| 2002 | 27,058 | |
| 2021 | 22,308 | |
Timeline of Lipkovo Municipality
editInstallation of Municipality
edit- 1996
Municipality inaugurated
21st century
edit- 2000
Usamedin Alili elected Mayor - 2001 Insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia
- 2002 Population: 27,058[2]
- 2005 Bekjir Sakipi elected Mayor[3]
- 2008 Northeastern Statistical Region formed
- 2009 Sadula Duraki elected Mayor[4]
- 2011 Ismet Jashari monument built in Ropaljce
- 2012 Hospital built[5]
- 2013 Sadula Duraki elected Mayor 2nd term[6]
- 2015 Gošince attack
People
edit- Ismet Jashari, from Orizari[7] KLA fighter, KIA in Kosovo
Culture
editReferences
edit- ^ "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ [1] (Macedonian)
- ^ [2] (Macedonian)
- ^ [3][permanent dead link] (Macedonian)
- ^ [4] (Macedonian)
- ^ [5] (Macedonian)
- ^ Незавршен Мир, Јадранка Костова, Бета Пресс 2003, стр. 207, ISBN 9989-819-15-7
42°10′N 21°34′E / 42.16°N 21.57°E
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