Demir Kapija is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia

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. Demir Kapija

Demir Kapija

Demir Kapija is a town in the Republic of Macedonia, located near the ominous limestone gates of the same name. It has 3,725 inhabitants. The town is the seat of Demir Kapija Municipality.-Etymology:...

, which means "iron door" or "iron gate" in Turkish

Turkish language

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, is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Demir Kapija Municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region

Vardar statistical region

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Geography

The municipality borders Negotino Municipality

Negotino municipality

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 to the northwest, Konče Municipality

Konce municipality

Konče is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Konče is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Southeastern Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 to the northeast, Valandovo Municipality

Valandovo municipality

Valandovo is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Valandovo is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Valandovo Municipality is part of Southeastern Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 to the east, Gevgelija Municipality

Gevgelija municipality

Gevgelija is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Gevgelija is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found...

 to the southeast, and Kavadarci Municipality

Kavadarci municipality

Kavadarci is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Kavadarci is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Kavadarci Municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 to the southwest.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002 this municipality has 4,545 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

• Macedonians = 3,997 (87.9%)
• Turks = 344 (7.6%)
• Serbs = 132 (2.9%)
• others.

Populated settlements include:

• Demir Kapija
  Demir Kapija
  Demir Kapija is a town in the Republic of Macedonia, located near the ominous limestone gates of the same name. It has 3,725 inhabitants. The town is the seat of Demir Kapija Municipality.-Etymology:...
  
   (seat)
• Čelevec
  Celevec
  Čelevec is a small village in the western part of the Demir Kapija municipality of the Republic of Macedonia. It mostly consists of Turkish inhabitants. The people are very traditional and the village itself is located in a beautiful wooded area between the mountains...
  
  
• Čiflik
• Barovo
  Barovo
  Barovo is in the southern region of the Demir Kapija municipality. It is a point on many searchable satellite or internet maps. Barovo is settled in a wooded area, rather isolated on a road to the south of the town of Demir Kapija past the church. Barovo is the second inhabited village on this...
  
  
• Besvica
  Besvica
  Besvica is in the southeast of the Republic of Macedonia. It is an isolated village in the southern part of the Demir Kapija Municipality. The road from the Demir Kapija church south to the village of Konopiste was part of a system of roads in the days of the Turkish and improved by the French...
  
  
• Bistrenci
  Bistrenci
  Bistrenci is one of the larger villages in Demir Kapija municipality. Its population is mixed among Turks, ethnic Macedonians, Albanian, and Vlach. It has been has its roots in the Ottoman period until the Slovenes came to harvest grapes. The Catholic church was then built. Many Turkish stayed and...
  
  
• Dračevica
• Dren
• Iberli
  Iberli
  Ibirlija is a small Turkish village past the village Celevec in the eastern mountain valley of the municipality. It is practically deserted, as no more than a handful of people still have a house there. Most residents now live in Chelevec or a more recent, as yet, unofficial village of the...
  
  
• Klisura
• Košarka
  Košarka
  Košarka is an abandoned Turkish village in the mountains of the eastern mountain valley of the municipality Demir Kapija in the Republic of Macedonia. Most of its residents moved down, close to the highway to develop another village, Laki. Laki is not a registered village, yet, but electricity...
  
  
• Koprišnica
  Koprišnica
  Koprišnica is a small village south of Dren along the Došnica river in the Republic of Macedonia. It has the only waterfalls in the municipality of Demir Kapija. There are no residents in the village, but former residents and families return to open the church on the Patron Saint's Day, coined...
  
  
• Korešnica
  Korešnica
  Korešnica is the largest village in the municipality of Demir Kapija in the Republic of Macedonia. It is mixed ethnically Turkish, Serb, and ethnic Macedonian. It is seen from the main highway on the opposite side of Demir Kapija. Korešnica has several small festivals a year and an active village...
  
  
• Prždevo
  Prždevo
  Prždevo is a mixed ethnic Macedonian and Roma village with over 200 residents, located in the Republic of Macedonia. It had nearly 500 residents just 15 years ago, but many moved to larger areas. Even so, the village boasts a pepper factory and a winery, scheduled to open in 2008...
  
  
• Strmaševo
  Strmaševo
  Strmaševo is an abandoned village at the southernmost part of the municipality of Demir Kapija. It was equal in size and close to Dračevica-DK. After the Bulgarians raided the village during World War I, the residents moved to Dračevica-DK as a safe haven. All that is left of this village are...