Sopište Municipality (original) (raw)
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Municipality of North Macedonia
Rural municipality in Skopje, North Macedonia
| Municipality of Sopište Општина СопиштеKomuna e Sopishtit | |
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Skopje |
| Municipal seat | Sopište |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stefče Trpkovski (VMRO-DPMNE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 222.1 km2 (85.8 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2,500 m (8,200 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 6,713 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Area code | 02 |
| Car Plates | SK |
Sopište (Macedonian: Сопиштеⓘ, Albanian: Sopisht) is a municipality in the northern part of North Macedonia. Sopište is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. It is located in the Skopje Statistical Region.
The municipality borders the City of Skopje to the north, Želino Municipality and Makedonski Brod Municipality to the west, and Studeničani Municipality to the east.
According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, the municipality has 6,713 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the municipality:
| | 2002 | 2021 | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------- | ------- | --------- | ------- | | | Number | % | Number | % | | | TOTAL | 5,656 | 100 | 6,713 | 100 | | Macedonians | 3,404 | 60.18 | 4,045 | 60.26 | | Albanians | 1,942 | 34.34 | 1,693 | 25.22 | | Turks | 243 | 4.3 | 463 | 6.9 | | Serbs | 32 | 0.56 | 49 | 0.73 | | Vlachs | 4 | 0.07 | 19 | 0.28 | | Roma | | | 1 | 0.01 | | Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 31 | 0.55 | 33 | 0.49 | | Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | | | 410 | 6.11 |
Demographic Trends Live births by ethnic affiliation of mother, 2010-2021
| | Macedonians | Albanians | Turks | Others | TOTAL | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------- | ----- | ---------- | ----- | ---------- | | Year | Births | % | Births | % | Births | % | Births | % | Births | | 2010 | 44 | 51.16 | 35 | 40.70 | 3 | 3.49 | 4 | 4.65 | 86 | | 2011 | 37 | 39.78 | 45 | 48.39 | 7 | 7.53 | 4 | 4.30 | 93 | | 2012 | 39 | 45.35 | 44 | 51.16 | 2 | 2.33 | 1 | 1.16 | 86 | | 2013 | 44 | 40.37 | 56 | 51.38 | 7 | 6.42 | 2 | 1.83 | 109 | | 2014 | 46 | 41.44 | 59 | 53.15 | 6 | 5.41 | 0 | 0.00 | 111 | | 2015 | 51 | 49.04 | 50 | 48.08 | 1 | 0.96 | 2 | 1.92 | 104 | | 2016 | 39 | 41.49 | 47 | 50.00 | 5 | 5.32 | 3 | 3.19 | 94 | | 2017 | 47 | 47.47 | 46 | 46.46 | 5 | 5.05 | 1 | 1.01 | 99 | | 2018 | 39 | 41.05 | 48 | 50.53 | 6 | 6.32 | 2 | 2.11 | 95 | | 2019 | 38 | 38.38 | 50 | 50.51 | 8 | 8.08 | 3 | 3.03 | 99 | | 2020 | 38 | 38.78 | 52 | 53.06 | 5 | 5.10 | 3 | 3.06 | 98 | | 2021 | 34 | 42.50 | 40 | 50.00 | 6 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 80 | | 2022 | 24 | 28.57 | 45 | 53.57 | 13 | 15.48 | 2 | 2.38 | 84 | | 2023 | 41 | 48.24 | 35 | 41.18 | 8 | 9.41 | 1 | 1.18 | 85 |
People from Sopište
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- Igor Durlovski, a Macedonian opera singer
- Ana Durlovski [de], a Macedonian opera singer
- Rabi W. Sédrak, Immigration specialist and founder of Balkan's Integration and Immigration Program
The 5656 inhabitants of the municipality of Sopište live in 1510 houses and 3398 apartments.[2]There are 13 settlements in Sopište with the absence of a classic urban center.
In the municipality there are the following settlements:
- Sopište 1365
- Rakotinci 394
- Dobri Dol 431
- Dolno Sonje 707
- Gorno Sonje 240
- Barovo 24
- Govrlevo 31
- Čiflik 664
- Sveta Petka 718
- Jabolče 44
- Nova Breznica 89
- Držilovo 365
- Patiška Reka 584
- ^ "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "ОПШТИНА СОПИШТЕ | Opstina Sopiste". December 17, 2024.