Veles Municipality
Municipality of Veles
Општина Велес | |
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Urban municipality | |
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| Location of Municipality of Veles | |
| Country | File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia |
| Region | File:Logo of Vardar Region.svg 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) |
| Postal code | 1400 |
| Area code | 043 |
| Vehicle registration | VE |
| Website | http://www.Veles.gov.mk |
Veles (Macedonian: Велес [ˈvɛːlɛs] Audio file "Mk-Veles.ogg" not found) 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.
Geography
[edit | edit source]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.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]According 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
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