Kumanovo Municipality

Municipality of Kumanovo Општина Куманово
Urban municipality
Flag Seal
Country	Macedonia
Region	Northeastern Statistical Region
Municipal seat	Kumanovo
Government
• Mayor	Zoran Damjanovski (SDSM)
Area
• Total	509.48 km^2 (196.71 sq mi)
Population
• Total	105,484
• Density	207.04/km^2 (536.2/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
Area code(s)	031
car plates	KU
Website	http://www.Kumanovo.gov.mk

Kumanovo (Macedonian: Куманово [kuˈmanɔvɔ]) is a municipality located in the northern part of Republic of Macedonia. Kumanovo is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. Kumanovo Municipality is part of the Northeastern Statistical Region.

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

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

Without Orašac Municipality, Kumanovo had 94,589 inhabitants in 1994 and 103,205 at the last national census.^[1] The population of the former Orašac Municipality was 1,638 in 1994 and 1,252 in 2002. The present-day combined 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	Total	Macedonians	Albanians	Turks	Roma	Vlachs	Serbs	Bosnians	Others
Kumanovo Municipality	105484	63746	27290	292	4256	147	9062	20	671
Agino Selo	965	949	-	-	-	-	13	-	3
Bedinje	2327	1451	547	-	156	-	164	-	9
Biljanovce	1231	1195	-	-	-	-	32	-	4
Brzak	104	88	-	-	-	-	16	-	-
Vakv	108	108	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vince	90	90	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gorno Konjare	1136	555	255	-	-	-	324	-	2
D'lga	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dobrošane	1655	1571	-	-	24	39	17	-	4
Dolno Konjare	1286	669	91	-	2	0	516	-	8
Karabičane	43	5	-	-	-	-	38	-	-
Karpoš	5403	4917	-	-	14	-	450	-	22
Kumanovo	70872	42840	18277	256	4042	108	4769	20	560
Lopate	2448	478	1886	-	-	-	80	-	4
Ljubodrag	686	440	-	-	-	-	243	-	3
Novo Selo	274	70	-	-	-	-	243	-	-
Proevce	2311	2218	-	-	18	-	73	-	2
Pčinja	793	789	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Režanovce	705	661	1	1	-	-	42	-	-
Rečica	557	110	-	-	-	-	445	-	2
Romanovce	2794	716	2028	35	-	-	6	-	9
Šopot	318	-	308	-	-	-	6	-	4
Studena Bara	344	343	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Šušica	34	3	1	-	-	-	30	-	-
Tabanovce	910	205	177	-	-	-	516	-	12
Tromega	1298	692	-	-	-	-	604	-	12
Umni Dol	442	216	-	-	-	-	226	-	-
Cerkezi	3741	2	3719	-	-	-	-	-	2
Četirce	294	34	-	-	-	-	215	-	-
Šupli Kamen	81	80	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Jačince	106	106	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Skačkovci	160	159	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Pezovo	53	53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Orašac	387	387	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Novoseljane	46	46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Murgaš	63	62	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
K’sanje	48	48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kučkarevo	105	105	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kutlibeg	13	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kosmatac	41	41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Količko	86	83	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Kokošinje	45	44	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Klečevce	573	555	-	-	-	-	18	-	-
Žubovce	57	57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Živinje	46	46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dovezence	123	123	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gradište	192	189	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Gabreš	71	70	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Beljakovce	64	64	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

See also

List of mayors of Kumanovo

References

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

External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 42°05′22″N 21°46′22″E / 42.0894°N 21.7728°E