Kumanovo Municipality

Kumanovo (Macedonian: Куманово [kuˈmanɔvɔ] (listen); Albanian: Kumanovë) 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 Region.

Municipality of Kumanovo

Општина Куманово
Komuna e Kumanovës
Urban municipality
Flag
Seal
Country North Macedonia
Region Northeastern
Municipal seatKumanovo
Government
 • MayorMaksim Dimitrievski (SDSM)
Area
 • Total509.48 km2 (196.71 sq mi)
Population
 • Total105,484
 • Density207.04/km2 (536.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Area code(s)031
car platesKU
Websitehttp://www.kumanovo.gov.mk

Geography

The municipality has an area of 509,48 km² and borders Lipkovo Municipality, Ilinden Municipality and Aračinovo Municipality to the west, Serbia to the north, Sveti Nikole Municipality and Petrovec Municipality to the south, and Staro Nagoričane Municipality and Kratovo Municipality to the east.

History

Kumanovo as an inhabited area date from 1519. The most detailed data comes from Evliya Çelebi, who traveled to the region. The area was inhabited by 52 families and 300 residents. After the Karposh uprising in 1689, Kumanovo entered a period of growth stagnation. After 1945, Kumanovo experienced fast economic, administrative and cultural development.

By the 2003 territorial division of the republic, Orašac Municipality was merged with Kumanovo as was part of the rural Klečevce Municipality. The other part of Klečevce was attached to Staro Nagoričane Municipality.

Demographics

Kumanovo had 94,589 inhabitants in 1994 and 103,205 at the last national census.[1] The present-day municipality has 105,484 inhabitants, which makes it the most populous municipality in Macedonia.

Municipal building of Kumanovo Municipality

According to the 2002 census, ethnic groups in the Kumanovo Municipality include:

  • Macedonians = 63,746 (60.4%)
  • Albanians = 27,290 (25.8%)
  • Serbs = 9,062 (8.6%)
  • Roma = 4,256 (4.1%)
  • Turks = 292 (0.28%)
  • Vlachs = 147 (0.10%)
  • others = 691 (0.62%)

Inhabited places

There are 48 inhabited places in this municipality, one town and 49 villages.

Inhabited Places TotalMacedoniansAlbaniansTurksRomaVlachsSerbsBosniansOthers
Kumanovo Municipality10548463746272902924256147906220671
Agino Selo965949----13-3
Bedinje23271451547-156-164-9
Biljanovce12311195----32-4
Brzak10488----16--
Vakv108108-------
Vince9090-------
Gorno Konjare1136555255---324-2
D'lga---------
Dobrošane16551571--243917-4
Dolno Konjare128666991-20516-8
Karabičane435----38--
Karpoš54034917--14-450-22
Kumanovo7087242840182772564042108476920560
Lopate24484781886---80-4
Ljubodrag686440----243-3
Novo Selo27470----243--
Proevce23112218--18-73-2
Pčinja793789----4--
Režanovce70566111--42--
Rečica557110----445-2
Romanovce2794716202835--6-9
Šopot318-308---6-4
Studena Bara344343----1--
Šušica3431---30--
Tabanovce910205177---516-12
Tromega1298692----604-12
Umni Dol442216----226--
Cerkezi374123719-----2
Četirce29434----215--
Šupli Kamen8180----1--
Jačince106106-------
Skačkovci160159----1--
Pezovo5353-------
Orašac387387-------
Novoseljane4646-------
Murgaš6362----1--
K’sanje4848-------
Kučkarevo105105-------
Kutlibeg1313-------
Kosmatac4141-------
Količko8683----3--
Kokošinje4544----1--
Klečevce573555----18--
Žubovce5757-------
Živinje4646-------
Dovezence123123-------
Gradište192189----3--
Gabreš7170----1--
Beljakovce6464-------

See also

References
  1. 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)

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