Ilinden municipality
Encyclopedia
Ilinden is a municipality in northern Republic of Macedonia
. Ilinden is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. It is named after the Ilinden Uprising
in the region of Macedonia
in 1903. It is located in the Skopje Statistical Region
.
to the north, Petrovec Municipality
to the south, the City of Skopje
: (Gazi Baba Municipality
) to the west, and Kumanovo Municipality
to the east.
Ethnic groups in the municipality:
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
. Ilinden is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. It is named after the Ilinden Uprising
Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising
The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising or simply the Ilinden Uprising of August 1903 |Macedonia]] affected most of the central and southwestern parts of the Monastir Vilayet receiving the support mainly of the local Bulgarian peasants and to some extent of the Aromanian population of the region...
in the region of Macedonia
Macedonia (region)
Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. Its boundaries have changed considerably over time, but nowadays the region is considered to include parts of five Balkan countries: Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia, as...
in 1903. It is located in the Skopje Statistical Region
Skopje statistical region
The Skopje Statistical Region is one of eight arbitrary statistical regions in the Republic of Macedonia. Skopje, located in northern Macedonia, borders Kosovo to the north...
.
Geography
The municipality borders Aračinovo MunicipalityAracinovo municipality
Aračinovo is a municipality in northern Republic of Macedonia. Aračinovo is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. The municipality is located in the Skopje Statistical Region.-Geography:...
to the north, Petrovec Municipality
Petrovec municipality
The Municipality of Petrovec is a municipality in northern Republic of Macedonia, near the capital Skopje. Petrovec is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found...
to the south, the City of Skopje
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
: (Gazi Baba Municipality
Gazi Baba municipality
Gazi Baba is one of the ten municipalities that make up the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia.-Name:The name of the municipality comes from the nickname of the Ottoman poet Aṣik Çelebi...
) to the west, and Kumanovo Municipality
Kumanovo municipality
Kumanovo is a municipality in northern Republic of Macedonia. Kumanovo is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. Kumanovo Municipality is part of the Northeastern Statistical Region.-Geography:...
to the east.
Demographics
The total population of the municipality is 15,894. At the census in 1994 it had 14,512 inhabitants.Ethnic groups in the municipality:
- Macedonians = 13,959 (87.8%)
- Serbs = 912 (5.7%)
- Roma = 428 (2.7%)
- Albanians = 352 (2.2%)
- others.
| Demographics of Ilinden Municipality | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census year | Population | |
| 1994 | 14,512 | |
| 2002 | 15,894 | |
Inhabited places
Ilinden is a rural municipality> The number of inhabited places in the municipality is 12.| Inhabited places in Ilinden Municipality | .png) |
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|---|---|---|
| village: Ilinden Ilinden -Events:* Day of the Republic in the Republic of Macedonia, celebrated on 2 August each year.-Geographic locations:* In Bulgaria:** Ilinden, Blagoevgrad Province, a village** Ilinden, Sofia, an urban municipality* In Macedonia:** Ilinden municipality... | Ajvatovci | Bujkovci | Bunarďik | Marino (Ilinden) | Bučinci | Deljadrovci | Kadino | Mralino | Mrševci |Tekija | Miladinovci |