Demir Kapija Municipality

Demir Kapija Municipality Општина Демир Капија
Urban municipality
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Demir Kapija Municipality
Coordinates: 41°24′32″N 22°14′38″E / 41.409°N 22.244°ECoordinates: 41°24′32″N 22°14′38″E / 41.409°N 22.244°E
Country	Macedonia
Region	Vardar Statistical Region
Municipal seat	Demir Kapija
Government
• Mayor	Trajche Dimitriev (VMRO-DPMNE)
Area
• Total	311.06 km^2 (120.10 sq mi)
Elevation	202 m (663 ft)
Population
• Total	4,545
• Density	15/km^2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
Postal Code	1442
Area Code	034
Vehicle registration	DK
Website	www.demirkapija.gov.mk

Demir Kapija (Macedonian: Демир Капија [ˌdɛmir ˈkapija]) is a municipality in southern part of Republic of Macedonia. Demir Kapija, which means "iron door" or "iron gate" in Turkish, is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Demir Kapija Municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region.

Geography

The municipality borders Negotino Municipality to the northwest, Konče Municipality to the northeast, Valandovo Municipality to the east, Gevgelija Municipality to the southeast, and Kavadarci Municipality to the southwest.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002 this municipality has 4,545 inhabitants.^[1]

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

• Macedonians = 3,997 (87.9%)
• Turks = 344 (7.6%)
• Serbs = 132 (2.9%)
• others.

Populated settlements include:

• Demir Kapija (seat)
• Čelevec
• Čiflik
• Barovo
• Besvica
• Bistrenci
• Dračevica
• Dren
• Iberli
• Klisura
• Košarka
• Koprišnica
• Korešnica
• Prždevo
• Strmaševo

References

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