Skopje

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Скопје
Skopje
Skyline of Skopje

Flag

Seal
Location of the city of Skopje (green) in Macedonia
Country Flag of Macedonia.svg
Municipality Flag of Skopje.png Greater Skopje
Government
 • Mayor Trifun Kostovski
Area
 • City 1,854 km2 (716 sq mi)
Elevation 240 m (790 ft)
Population (2007)
 • City 700 000[source?]
 • Density 273.422/km2 (105.568/sq mi)
 • Metro 850.000[source?]
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
Postal codes 1000
Area code(s) 02
Website skopje.gov.mk
Patron saint: Virgin Mary

Skopje (Macedonian: Скопје; transcribed Skopje) is the capital and the largest city in the Republic of Macedonia. The city is the administrative, cultural, economic and academic centre of the country. In the past, the city has been known by various names such as: Üsküp (Turkish) or Skoplje (Serbo-Croatian)[1]. The city has been build upon the ancient city of Scupi[2]. In 2002, the city had population of 506,926 citizens[3].

Contents

[change] Geography

Skopje is located in the north of Macedonia. Through the city flows the river Vardar, the biggest river in Macedonia. Skopje is located on 255 metres above the sea level and it coves 1, 854 km² or 715.8 sq mi. Northern of the city is the mountain Skopska Crna Gora and on the south is the mountain Vodno.

[change] Administrative divisions of the city

The city of Skopje is administratively divided into 10 municipalities, of which one is the whole city named Greater Skopje. The city is part of the Skopje statistical region in the Republic of Macedonia.

Skopje administrative division numbered1.png

1 . MMCA(Centar).png Centar
2 . MMCA(Gazi Baba).png Gazi Baba
3 . Grb aerodrom.png Aerodrom
4 . 20pxČair
5 . MMCA(Kisela Voda).png Kisela Voda
6 . Butelski grb.jpg Butel
7 . MMCA(Shuto Orizari).png Šuto Orizari
8 . MMCA(Karposh).png Karpoš
9 . 20px Gjorče Petrov
10 .Sarajski grb.png Saraj

[change] Sister and partner cities

Skopje is twinned with:

[change] Other pages

[change] Other websites

Commons-logo.svg
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Coordinates: 42°00′19″N 21°26′30″E / 42.0052°N 21.4417°E / 42.0052; 21.4417

[change] References

Personal tools
Namespaces

Variants
Actions
Getting around
Print/export
Toolbox
In other languages