Gjorče Petrov ( mk, Ѓорче Петров) is one of the ten municipalities that compose the city of

Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...

, the capital of

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 Socialist Feder ...

. It is named after the revolutionary

Gjorče Petrov Gyorche Petrov Nikolov born Georgi Petrov Nikolov (April 2, 1865 – June 28, 1921), was a Bulgarian teacher and revolutionary, one of the leaders of the Bulgarian Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Committees. He was their representative i ...

Geography

Gjorče Petrov borders * Saraj to the southwest, *

Karpoš Karpoš ( mk, Карпош) is a neighbourhood in the Karpoš Municipality, City of Skopje, North Macedonia, and the seat of Karpoš Municipality. It is named after the famous Karposh hero. Demographics According to the 2002 census, the neighbou ...

to the southeast, *

Čučer-Sandevo Čučer-Sandevo ( mk, ) is a village in Republic of North Macedonia. It is a seat of the Čučer-Sandevo Municipality. Geography The village is located in the northern part of the Skopje Valley, in the central part of the territory of the Munic ...

to the east, and *

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

to the north. The municipality is the place of the confluence of the

Treska Treska ( mk, Треска, ) is a river in the western part of North Macedonia, a right tributary to Vardar. It is long, and its basin is 2350 km2.''Opća enciklopedija Jugoslavenskog leksikografskog zavoda - Zagreb, 1982. (2. izdanje)'' ...

and

Vardar The Vardar (; mk, , , ) or Axios () is the longest river in North Macedonia and the second longest river in Greece, in which it reaches the Aegean Sea at Thessaloniki. It is long, out of which are in Greece, and drains an area of around . Th ...

rivers.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002, the municipality has 41,634 inhabitants.2002 census results
in English and Macedonian (PDF) Ethnic groups in the municipality include: * Macedonians = 35,455 (85.2%) *

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

= 1,730 (4.2%) *

Albanians The Albanians (; sq, Shqiptarët ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Se ...

= 1,597 (3.8%) *

Roma Roma or ROMA may refer to: Places Australia * Roma, Queensland, a town ** Roma Airport ** Roma Courthouse ** Electoral district of Roma, defunct ** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council *Roma Street, Brisbane, a ...

= 1,249 (3.0%) *

Bosniaks The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry ...

= 489 (1.2%) *others.

Sports

Football club

FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov ( mk, ФК Македонија Ѓорче Петров), commonly referred to as FK Makedonija G.P. ( mk, ФК Македонија Ѓ.П.) is a football club based in the municipality of Ǵorče Petrov, in Skopje, N ...

has played in the top tier of Macedonian football for several years. Their home stadium is the

Gjorče Petrov Stadium Gjorče Petrov Stadium ( mk, Стадион Ѓорче Петров, Stadion Gjorče Petrov) is a multi-use stadium in Skopje, North Macedonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home of FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov FK Mak ...

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gjorce Petrov Municipality Municipalities of North Macedonia Municipalities of Skopje