Veles (Macedonian: Велес [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.
Municipality of Veles
Општина Велес | |
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Urban municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Vardar |
| Municipal seat | Veles |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marko Kolev[1] (VMRO-DPMNE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 427.45 km2 (165.04 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 48,463 |
| • Density | 128.92/km2 (333.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Area code | 043 |
| car plates | VE |
| Website | http://www.Veles.gov.mk |
Geography
editThe 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.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality had 48,463 inhabitants.[2] At the census of 1994, it had 56,571 inhabitants.
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 55,108 | 100 | 48,463 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 46,767 | 84.86 | 36,825 | 75.99 |
| Albanians | 2,299 | 4.17 | 2,736 | 5.65 |
| Bosniaks | 2,406 | 4.37 | 1,825 | 3.77 |
| Turks | 1,724 | 3.13 | 1,037 | 2.14 |
| Roma | 800 | 1.45 | 507 | 1.05 |
| Vlachs | 343 | 0.62 | 270 | 0.55 |
| Serbs | 540 | 0.98 | 267 | 0.55 |
| Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 229 | 0.42 | 278 | 0.56 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 4,718 | 9.74 | ||
Religious affiliation according to the 2002 Macedonia census and 2021 North Macedonia census:
| 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 | n/a | 4,718 | 9.74 |
References
edit- ^ Tavernise, Sabrina (7 December 2016), "As Fake News Spreads Lies, More Readers Shrug at the Truth", The New York Times, p. A1, retrieved 9 December 2016
- ^ "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
External links
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