Lipkovo Municipality
| Municipality of Lipkovo Општина Липково Komuna e Likovës | |||
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| Rural municipality | |||
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| Country |
 Macedonia | ||
| Region | Northeastern Statistical Region | ||
| Municipal seat | Lipkovo | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Sadulla Duraku (DUI) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 267.82 km2 (103.41 sq mi) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 27.058 | ||
| • Density | 101.03/km2 (261.7/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| Area code(s) | 037 | ||
| car plates | KU | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | MK-48 | ||
Lipkovo (Macedonian: 
Липково , Albanian: Lipkovë) is a municipality in northern Republic of Macedonia. Lipkovo is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Lipkovo Municipality is part of the Northeastern Statistical Region.
Geography
The municipality borders Serbia to the north, Čučer-Sandevo Municipality to the west, the City of Skopje to the southwest, Aračinovo Municipality to the south and Kumanovo Municipality to the east.
Demographics
According to the 2002 Macedonian census, Lipkovo Municipality has 27,058 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the municipality:
- Albanians = 26,360 (97.4%)
- Serbs = 370 (1.4%)
- Macedonians = 169 (0.6%)
- others = 159 (0.6%)
| Demographics of Lipkovo Municipality | ||
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| Census year | Population | |
| 1994 | 24,351 | |
| 2002 | 27,058 | |
Inhabited places
| Inhabited places in Lipkovo Municipality | ||
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| villages: Alaševce (Алашевце) | Belanovce (Белановце) | Vaksince (Ваксинце) | Vištica (Виштица) | Glažnja (Глажња) | Gošince (Гошинце) | Dumanovce (Думановце) | Zlokukjane (Злокуќане) | Izvor (Извор) | Lipkovo (Липково) | Lojane(Лојане) | Matejče (Матејче) | Nikushtaku (Никуштак) | Opae (Опае) | Orizari (Оризари) | Otlja (Отља) | R'nkovce (Р'нковце) | Ropalce (Ропалце) | Runica (Руница) | Slupčane (Слупчане) | Straža (Стража) | Strima (Стрима) | ||
People
- Ismet Jashari, from v.Orizari[2] KLA fighter, KIA in Kosovo
Culture
References
- ↑ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
- ↑ Незавршен Мир, Јадранка Костова, Бета Пресс 2003, стр. 207, ISBN 9989-819-15-7
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Coordinates: 42°10′N 21°34′E / 42.16°N 21.57°E
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