'Štip' (
Macedonian: Штип) is a
municipality in
eastern
Republic of Macedonia. ''
Štip'' is also the name of the
town where the municipal seat is found.
Geography
The borders of the municipality expand on a territory of 583.24 km². Through the municipality runs the river
Bregalnica.
The municipality borders
Probištip municipality and
Sveti Nikole in the
north,
Radoviš and
Karbinci in the
east,
Lozovo and
Gradsko in the
west and
Negotino and
Konče municipality in the
south.
Demographics
At the census of 2002 the municipality had 47,796 residents. At the census taken in 1994 the number of inhabitants was 46,372. Most of them live in the municipality center
Štip , approximately 40,000, the others live in the villages.
Ethnic groups in the municipality (2002 census):
★ Macedonians = 41,670
★ Roma = 2,195
★ Vlachs = 2,074
★ Turks = 1,272
★ others.
Inhabited places
The number of the inhabited places in the municipality is '44'.
Notes
#
2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
See also
★
Štip
★
Republic of Macedonia
★
Municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia
External links
★
Official site of Štip municipality
★
Štip municipality on the site of the Macedonian ministry for local self-government
★
Štip municipality on a Meceodonian general information Site