Valandovo Municipality

Valandovo (Macedonian: Валандово [vaˈɫandɔvɔ] (listen)) is a municipality in the southern part of North Macedonia. Valandovo is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Valandovo Municipality is part of Southeastern Statistical Region.

Valandovo Municipality

Општина Валандово
Urban municipality
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Country North Macedonia
Region Southeastern
Municipal seatValandovo
Government
  MayorPero Kostadinov (SDSM)
Population
  Total11,890
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Geography

The municipality borders Demir Kapija Municipality to the northwest, Konče Municipality to the north, Strumica Municipality to the northeast, Greece to the east, Dojran Municipality and Bogdanci Municipality to the south, and Gevgelija Municipality to the southwest.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002, this municipality has 11,890 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

  • Macedonians = 9,830 (82.7%)
  • Turks = 1,333 (11.2%)
  • Serbs = 639 (5.4%)
  • Others = 88 (0.7%)

References

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

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