The Municipality of Petrovec ( mk, Петровец, ''Petrovec''; sq, Ibrahimovë) is a municipality in northern

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 ...

, near the capital

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 ...

. ''

Petrovec Petrovec ( mk, ) is a village in the municipality of Petrovec, North Macedonia and situated about 15 km southeast of the national capital Skopje. It is the seat of the Petrovec municipality. Though rather small, the village is known through ...

'' is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. It is located in the

Skopje Statistical Region The Skopje Statistical Region ( mk, Скопски Регион; Albanian: Rajoni i Shkupit) is one of eight Statistical regions of North Macedonia. Skopje, located in the north of the country, borders Kosovo to the north. Internally, it border ...

Skopje International Airport Skopje International Airport ( mk, Меѓународен аеродром Скопје, translit=Megjunaroden aerodrom Skopje, ), also known as Skopje Airport ( mk, Аеродром Скопје, translit=Aerodrom Skopje), and Petrovec Airport ...

is located in the Petrovec municipality.

Geography

The municipality borders with

Studeničani Municipality Studeničani Municipality ( mk, , sq, Studeniçan) is a municipality in central North Macedonia. '' Studeničani'' is the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. It is located in the Skopje Statistical Region. Geography The mu ...

and

Zelenikovo Municipality Zelenikovo Municipality ( mk, ) 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. Geography The municipality borders ...

to the west,

Ilinden Municipality Ilinden ( mk, ) is a municipality part of North Macedonia. ''Ilinden (village), Ilinden'' is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. It is named after the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising, Ilinden Uprising in the Macedonia (re ...

and

Kumanovo Municipality Kumanovo ( mk, Куманово ; ) is a municipality located in the northern part of North Macedonia. ''Kumanovo'' is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. Kumanovo Municipality is part of the Northeastern Statistical Reg ...

to the north,

Sveti Nikole Municipality Sveti Nikole ( mk, Свети Николе ) 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. Geograph ...

to the east, and

Veles Municipality Veles ( mk, Велес ) is a municipality in central part of North Macedonia. '' Veles'' is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. Veles Municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region. Geography The municipality bor ...

to the south.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Macedonian census, Petrovec Municipality has 9,150 residents. Ethnic groups in the municipality: Petrovec village

References

{{Coord, 41, 56, 20, N, 21, 36, 54, E, display=title, region:MK_type:city(8255)_source:dewiki Municipalities of North Macedonia