Municipality of Aerodrom | |
Native Name: | Општина Аеродром |
Native Name Lang: | mk |
Settlement Type: | City municipality (Urban) |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Skopje |
Flag Size: | 160px |
Image Blank Emblem: | Coat of arms of Aerodrom Municipality, 2012-present.svg |
Blank Emblem Type: | Coat of arms |
Blank Emblem Size: | 80px |
Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
Seat: | Skopje |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Dejan Miteski (VMRO-DPMNE) |
Area Total Km2: | 20 |
Population Total: | 77735[1] |
Population Density Km2: | 3600.45 |
Website: | http://www.aerodrom.gov.mk |
Coordinates: | 41.9833°N 49°W |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Aerodrom (Macedonian: Аеродром; in Macedonian pronounced as /ˈaɛrɔdrɔm/, meaning Airport or Aerodrome) is the largest in population of the ten municipalities that make up the city of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. Despite its name, it is not home to Skopje International Airport, which is in Petrovec.
Aerodrom borders Kisela Voda Municipality to the southwest, Centar Municipality to the northwest, Gazi Baba Municipality to the northeast, and Studeničani Municipality to the south.
According to the last national census from 2021, Aerodrom has 77,735 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in this municipality include:
2002 | 2021 | |||
Number | % | Number | % | |
TOTAL | 72,009 | 100 | 77,735 | 100 |
Macedonians | 64,391 | 89.42 | 66,245 | 85.22 |
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | n/a | n/a | 5,248 | 6.75 |
Serbs | 3,085 | 4.28 | 2,155 | 2.77 |
Albanians | 1,014 | 1.4 | 851 | 1.09 |
Vlachs | / | / | 652 | 0.84 |
Turks | / | / | 464 | 0.6 |
Roma | / | / | 459 | 0.59 |
others | 3,519 | 4.90 | 1,661 | 2.14 |
The total number of students in the municipality in 2011, in comparison to the total number of students in 2007, increased by 9.9%. Aerodrom is the first municipality in Macedonia by rise of the total number of students.[4]