Gazi Baba Municipality should not be confused with Ghazi Baba.
| Municipality of Gazi Baba | |
| Native Name: | Општина Гази Баба Komuna e Gazi Babës |
| Settlement Type: | City municipality (Urban) |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Skopje |
| Flag Size: | 160px |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Coat of arms of Gazi Baba Municipality.svg |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Coat of arms |
| Blank Emblem Size: | 100px |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Skopje |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Boban Stefkovski (VMRO) |
| Population Total: | 69,626 |
| Coordinates: | 42.0167°N 48°W |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
Gazi Baba (mk|{{Audio|Mk-Gazi Baba.ogg|Гази Баба, sq|Gazi Babë) is one of the ten municipalities that make up the City of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. The municipality administration consists of a council and mayor.[1]
Gazi in Macedonian means step over, and Baba means Granny - Grandma. There's another theory that the name comes from the nickname of the Ottoman poet Aşık Çelebi, although his real name was Pir Mahamet and he was actually a judge during the time of Duchy of Rumelia . In Turkish, Gazi means "war veteran" and baba means "father". His tomb was somewhere at the hills of Gazi Baba, according to the legend.
The municipality borders Petrovec Municipality, Studeničani Municipality and Aerodrom Municipality to the south, Centar Municipality, Čair Municipality and Butel Municipality to the west, Lipkovo Municipality to the northeast, and Aračinovo Municipality and Ilinden Municipality to the east.
According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, Gazi Baba municipality has 69,626 inhabitants, making it the most populous municipality in Greater Skopje.[2] [3] Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 72,617 | 100 | 69,626 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 53,497 | 73.67 | 45,242 | 64.98 |
| Albanians | 12,502 | 17.2 | 14,146 | 20.32 |
| Roma | 2,082 | 2.87 | 1,922 | 2.76 |
| Serbs | 2,097 | 2.89 | 1,328 | 1.91 |
| Bosniaks | 710 | 0.98 | 753 | 1.08 |
| Turks | 606 | 0.83 | 468 | 0.67 |
| Vlachs | 236 | 0.32 | 185 | 0.27 |
| Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 887 | 1.22 | 580 | 0.83 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 5,002 | 7.18 | ||
Religion according to the 2002 Macedonia census and 2021 North Macedonian census:
| 2002 | 2021 | ||||
| Number | % | Number | % | ||
| TOTAL | 72,617 | 100 | 69,626 | 100 | |
| Orthodox | 54,637 | 75.2 | 38,116 | 67.2 | |
| Christians | 14 | 0.02 | 8,518 | ||
| Catholics | 248 | 0.34 | 148 | ||
| Islam | 15,968 | 22.0 | 17,476 | 25.1 | |
| Others | 1,750 | 0.62 | 366 | 0.53 | |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | n/a | n/a | 5,002 | 7.18 | |
| Macedonians | Albanians | Turks | Serbs | Roma | Bosniaks | Others | TOTAL | |||||||||
| Year | Births | % | Births | % | Births | % | Births | % | Births | % | Births | % | Births | % | Births | |
| 2010 | 536 | 60.91 | 240 | 27.27 | 4 | 0.45 | 6 | 0.68 | 76 | 8.64 | 6 | 0.68 | 12 | 1.36 | 880 | |
| 2011 | 498 | 58.18 | 247 | 28.86 | 7 | 0.82 | 9 | 1.05 | 67 | 7.83 | 9 | 1.05 | 19 | 2.22 | 856 | |
| 2012 | 523 | 60.18 | 260 | 29.92 | 5 | 0.58 | 9 | 1.04 | 57 | 6.56 | 8 | 0.92 | 7 | 0.81 | 869 | |
| 2013 | 499 | 56.13 | 287 | 32.28 | 8 | 0.90 | 4 | 0.45 | 69 | 7.76 | 8 | 0.90 | 14 | 1.57 | 889 | |
| 2014 | 513 | 58.49 | 282 | 32.16 | 5 | 0.57 | 2 | 0.23 | 61 | 6.96 | 4 | 0.46 | 10 | 1.14 | 877 | |
| 2015 | 494 | 61.75 | 231 | 28.88 | 8 | 1.00 | 2 | 0.25 | 46 | 5.75 | 7 | 0.88 | 12 | 1.50 | 800 | |
| 2016 | 543 | 62.49 | 242 | 27.85 | 4 | 0.46 | 7 | 0.81 | 52 | 5.98 | 9 | 1.04 | 12 | 1.38 | 869 | |
| 2017 | 428 | 56.39 | 252 | 33.20 | 4 | 0.53 | 5 | 0.66 | 42 | 5.53 | 6 | 0.79 | 22 | 2.90 | 759 | |
| 2018 | 467 | 61.21 | 224 | 29.36 | 3 | 0.39 | 5 | 0.66 | 50 | 6.55 | 8 | 1.05 | 6 | 0.79 | 763 | |
| 2019 | 424 | 60.49 | 217 | 30.96 | 4 | 0.57 | 2 | 0.29 | 43 | 6.13 | 5 | 0.71 | 6 | 0.86 | 701 | |
| 2020 | 447 | 59.76 | 236 | 31.55 | 5 | 0.67 | 3 | 0.40 | 43 | 5.75 | 7 | 0.94 | 7 | 0.94 | 748 | |
| 2021 | 419 | 59.60 | 219 | 31.15 | 2 | 0.28 | 3 | 0.43 | 46 | 6.54 | 10 | 1.42 | 4 | 0.57 | 703 | |
| 2022 | 394 | 59.70 | 203 | 30.76 | 6 | 0.91 | 6 | 0.91 | 33 | 5.00 | 10 | 1.52 | 8 | 1.21 | 660 | |
| 2023 | 355 | 54.03 | 232 | 35.31 | 7 | 1.07 | 3 | 0.46 | 50 | 7.61 | 4 | 0.61 | 6 | 0.91 | 657 | |
There are 15 inhabited places in this municipality.
| Inhabited Places | Total | Macedonians | Albanians | Turks | Roma | Vlachs | Serbs | Bosnians | Others | |
| Gazi Baba Municipality | 69,626 | 45,242 | 14,146 | 468 | 1,922 | 185 | 1,328 | 753 | 5,582 | |
| Brnjarci | 1.254 | 460 | 770 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 23 | |
| Bulačani | 1.147 | 1.015 | 11 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 15 | |
| Čento | 7.829 | 329 | 6.985 | 20 | - | - | 42 | 96 | 357 | |
| Creševo | 982 | 911 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 63 | |
| Gazi Baba | 38.426 | 28.887 | 2.775 | 413 | 1.099 | 145 | 1.026 | 607 | 3.494 | |
| Goce Delčev | 1.402 | 1.205 | 71 | 2 | 15 | - | 10 | 4 | 95 | |
| Idrizovo | 1.824 | 826 | 747 | 15 | 11 | - | 9 | 29 | 187 | |
| Indžikovo | 4.324 | 2.983 | 527 | 3 | 413 | 32 | 49 | 13 | 305 | |
| Jurumleri | 3.256 | 2.522 | 54 | - | 342 | 7 | 62 | - | 269 | |
| Raštak | 457 | 430 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 25 | |
| Smilkovci | 371 | 348 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | |
| Stajkovci | 4.394 | 2.877 | 1.117 | 6 | 38 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 328 | |
| Stračinci | 1.136 | 341 | 775 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 19 | |
| Trubarevo | 2.470 | 1.772 | 334 | 8 | 4 | - | 85 | 2 | 265 | |
| Viniče | 354 | 336 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 14 |
Football clubs FK Skopje and FK Metalurg Skopje play their home games at the Železarnica Stadium in Gazi Baba.