| Municipality of Veles | |
| Native Name: | Општина Велес |
| Native Name Lang: | mk |
| Settlement Type: | Urban municipality |
| Flag Size: | 150px |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Veleshki_grb.png |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Coat of arms |
| Blank Emblem Size: | 90px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vardar |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Veles |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Marko Kolev (VMRO-DPMNE) |
| Area Total Km2: | 427.45 |
| Population Total: | 48,463 |
| Population Density Km2: | 128.92 |
| Postal Code: | 1400 |
| Area Code: | 043 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | car plates |
| Blank Info Sec1: | VE |
| Website: | http://www.Veles.gov.mk |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
Veles (Macedonian: Велес in Macedonian pronounced as /ˈvɛːlɛs/) is a municipality in central part of North Macedonia. Veles is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. Veles Municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region.
The municipality borders Čaška Municipality and Zelenikovo Municipality to the west, Petrovec Municipality to the north, and Gradsko, Lozovo, and Sveti Nikole municipalities to the east. There are 28 populated locations, one town and 27 villages.
According to the last national census from 2021, this municipality had 48,463 inhabitants. At the census of 1994, it had 56,571 inhabitants.
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 55,108 | 100 | 48,463 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 46,767 | 84.9 | 36,825 | 75.99 |
| Albanians | 2,299 | 4.2 | 2,736 | 5.65 |
| Bosniaks | 2,406 | 4.4 | 1,825 | 3.77 |
| Turks | 1,724 | 3.1 | 1,037 | 2.14 |
| Roma | / | / | 507 | 1.05 |
| others | 1,912 | 3.4 | 815 | 1.68 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | n/a | n/a | 4,718 | 9.74 |
| 2002 | 2021 | ||||
| Number | % | Number | % | ||
| TOTAL | 46,843 | 100 | 48,463 | 100 | |
| Orthodox | 7,096 | 85.0 | 24,107 | 76.8 | |
| Christians / Protestants | 6 | 0.01 | 13,058 | ||
| Catholics | 67 | 0.12 | 50 | ||
| Islam | 7,344 | 13.3 | 6,286 | 13.0 | |
| others | 848 | 1.54 | 244 | 0.50 | |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | n/a | 4,718 | 9.74 | ||