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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census year | Population | |
| 1994 | 24,351 | |
| 2002 | 27,058 | |
Timeline of Lipkovo Municipality
Installation of Municipality
- 1996
Municipality inaugurated
21st century
- 2000
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Usamedin Alili elected Mayor - 2001 Insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia
- 2002 Population: 27,058[2]
- 2005
Bekjir Sakipi elected Mayor[3] - 2008 Northeastern Statistical Region formed
- 2009 Sadula Duraki elected Mayor[4]
- 2011 Ismet Jashari monument built in Ropaljce
- 2012 Hospital built[5]
- 2013 Sadula Duraki elected Mayor 2nd term[6]
- 2015 Goshince attack
Inhabited places
| Inhabited places in Lipkovo Municipality | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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[7] KLA fighter, KIA in Kosovo
Culture
References
External links
The municipality names in italics have an Albanian population of over 50% but below 60%. Names in brackets are Albanian equivalents of the Macedonian names. |
Coordinates: 42°10′N 21°34′E / 42.16°N 21.57°E
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