Butel ( mk, Бутел, sq, Butel) is a neighbourhood in the city of
Skopje
Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and List of cities in North Macedonia by population, largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre.
The territory of Sk ...
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North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...
, and the seat of
Butel Municipality
Butel Municipality ( mk, ; sq, Butel) is one of the ten municipalities that make up the City of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. The municipality administration consists of a council and mayor. "Skopje encompasses ten municipalities (A ...
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Demographics
According to the 2021 census, the town had a total of 24.391 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups in the town include:
[Macedonian Census (2021)]
''Book 5 – Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion''
The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2021
In the aftermath of the
2001 insurgency some Macedonians from
Čair moved to other
Skopje urban areas such as nearby Butel.
The neighborhood has a mixed population that includes minorities of Romani and Turks, yet Butel is associated with Albanians in North Macedonia.
[ "Skopje is indeed spread over both sides of the Vardar river. Although the neighborhoods that lie northeast of the river (Butel, Čair/Çair, Gazi Baba, Suto Orizari) have mixed populations including representatives of the Turkish and Roma minorities, they tend to be associated with the Albanians.... Some people who used to live in the historically mixed area of Čair/Çair may have moved either to Butel (further North)"]
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Butel Municipality
Neighbourhoods of Skopje
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