Municipality of Ǵorče Petrov | |
Native Name: | Општина Ѓорче Петров |
Native Name Lang: | mk |
Settlement Type: | City municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | North Macedonia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Skopje |
Flag Size: | 160px |
Image Blank Emblem: | Coat of arms of Ǵorče Petrov Municipality.svg |
Blank Emblem Type: | Coat of arms |
Blank Emblem Size: | 100px |
Seat Type: | Municipal Seat |
Seat: | Skopje |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Aleksandar Stojkoski[1] (VMRO-DPMNE) |
Population Total: | 41,634 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Ǵorče Petrov (Macedonian: Ѓорче Петров) is one of the ten municipalities that compose the city of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. It is named after the revolutionary Ǵorče Petrov.
Ǵorče Petrov borders
The municipality is the place of the confluence of the Treska and Vardar rivers.
According to the last national census from 2002, the municipality has 41,634 inhabitants.[2]
Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
Football club FK Makedonija Ǵorče Petrov has played in the top tier of Macedonian football for several years. Their home stadium is the Gjorče Petrov Stadium.