Centar ( mk, ) is the central municipality of the ten municipalities that compose the city of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. Centar is home to the

Assembly of North Macedonia The Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia ( mk, Собрание на Република Северна Македонија, sq, Kuvendi i Republikës së Maqedonisë së Veriut), or the Sobranie ( mk, Собрание, "Assembly"), is t ...

Geography

The Vardar River runs on the edge of the municipality along the border with

Čair Municipality Čair ( mk, , sq, Komuna e Çairit) is one of the ten municipalities that make up the Skopje, the capital of the North Macedonia. The municipal administration consists of a council and mayor. Skopje's old town is located in Čair. The municip ...

. Vodno Mountain overlooks Centar. The municipality's total area is 7.52 km². Centar borders several other municipalities including:

Karpoš Municipality Karpoš Municipality ( mk, ) is one of the ten municipalities that make up the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of North Macedonia. Geography Karpoš borders * Saraj Municipality and Ǵorče Petrov Municipality to the west, * Čuč ...

to the west,

to the northeast, Aerodrom Municipality to the southeast, and

Kisela Voda Municipality Kisela Voda ( mk, , meaning "mineral water") is one of the ten municipalities that make up the city of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. Geography The municipality borders Karpoš Municipality to the northwest, Centar Municipality to the ...

to the south.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002, the municipality has 82,604 inhabitants.2002 census results
in English and Macedonian (PDF) Ethnic groups in the municipality include: *Macedonians = 38,778 (85.4%) *Serbs = 2,037 (4.5%) *Albanians = 1,465 (3.2%) *Roma = 974 (2.2%) *others.

Sports

The Toše Proeski Arena, the national football stadium, is located in the municipality and hosts home games of

FK Vardar FK Vardar Skopje ( mk, ФК Вардар Скопје), or simply Vardar, is a football club based in the capital city of Skopje, North Macedonia, North Macedonia. The club was founded in 1947 and currently competes in the Macedonian Second Foo ...

and FK Rabotnički.

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Municipalities of North Macedonia Municipalities of Skopje