Zelenikovo Municipality (Macedonian: ) is a municipality in the central part of North Macedonia. The municipal seat is located in the village Zelenikovo. The municipality is located in the Skopje Statistical Region.
Municipality of Zelenikovo
Општина Зелениково | |
|---|---|
Rural municipality | |
 Flag | |
 | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Skopje |
| Municipal seat | Zelenikovo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kosta Manevski (VMRO-DPMNE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 176.95 km2 (68.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 3,361 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Area code | 02 |
| Car Plates | SK |
Geography
editThe municipality borders Studeničani Municipality to the west, Petrovec Municipality to the northeast, Čaška Municipality to the south, and Veles Municipality to the southeast.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2021 North Macedonia census, Zelenikovo Municipality has 3,361 inhabitants.[1][2] Ethnic groups in the municipality:
| 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1994 | 2002 | 2021 | ||||||||
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 5,284 | 100 | 4,696 | 100 | 4,109 | 100 | 4,363 | 100 | 4,236 | 100 | 4,077 | 100 | 3,361 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 1,679 | 31.8 | 1,877 | 40.0 | 2,035 | 49.5 | 2,198 | 50.4 | 2,384 | 56.3 | 2,522 | 61.9 | 2,407 | 71.62 |
| Albanians | 1,680 | 31.8 | 1,187 | 25.3 | 773 | 18.8 | 1,511 | 34.6 | 1,543 | 36.4 | 1,206 | 29.6 | 415 | 12.35 |
| Bosniaks | 191 | 4.7 | 187 | 5.56 | ||||||||||
| Turks | 1,765 | 33.4 | 1,426 | 30.4 | 849 | 20.7 | 266 | 6.1 | 11 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.02 | 5 | 0.15 |
| Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 160 | 3.0 | 206 | 4.4 | 452 | 11.0 | 398 | 8.9 | 298 | 7.0 | 157 | 3.8 | 102 | 3.03 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 245 | 7.29 | ||||||||||||
References
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.