Petrovec | |
Native Name: | Macedonian: Петровец |
Pushpin Map: | North Macedonia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within North Macedonia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Skopje |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Petrovec |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 3,132 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Website: | . |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | SK |
Petrovec (Macedonian: {{Audio|Mk-Petrovec.ogg|Петровец) is a village in the municipality of Petrovec, North Macedonia and situated about 15 km southeast of the national capital Skopje. It is the seat of the Petrovec municipality. Though rather small, the village is known throughout the country as being the nearest settlement to Skopje International Airport, the bigger of two international airports in North Macedonia (for this, Petrovec had previously been the name of the airport).
As of the 2021 census, Petrovec had 3,132 residents with the following ethnic composition:[1]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 2,659 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]
Local football club FK Petrovec plays in the Macedonian Third League (North Division).