Sopište is a municipality in northern Republic of Macedonia

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...

. Sopište

Sopište

Sopište is a village in Republic of Macedonia. It is a seat of the Sopište municipality....

is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. 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...

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Geography

The municipality borders 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...

 to the north, Želino Municipality

Želino municipality

Želino is a municipality in northwestern Republic of Macedonia. Želino is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 and Makedonski Brod Municipality

Makedonski Brod municipality

Makedonski Brod is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia, named after the town of Makedonski Brod, where the municipal seat is located...

 to the west, and Studeničani Municipality

Studenicani municipality

Studeničani is a municipality in central Republic of Macedonia. Studeničani is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found...

 to the east.

Demographics

According to the 2002 Macedonian census, the municipality has 5,656 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality:

• Macedonians = 3,404 (60.2%)
• Albanians = 1,942 (34.3%)
• Turks = 243 (4.3%)
• others = 67 (1.2%)

Inhabited places

Inhabited places in Sopište Municipality

villages: Barovo (Барово) 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...  | Govrlevo (Говрлево) Govrlevo Govrlevo is a small village in the Republic of Macedonia, near Skopje. It belongs to the Sopište municipality....  | Gorno Sonje (Горно Соње) | Dobri Dol (Добри Дол) | Dolno Sonje (Долно Соње) Dolno Sonje Dolno Sonje is a small village south of Skopje, the capital of the country of Macedonia. It is located on the other side of Mount Vodno from Skopje, but a road running around the mountain connects the two communities. The population of Dolno Sonje is approximately 1000, 98% of which are ethnic...  | Držilovo (Држилово) | Jabolci (Јаболци) | Nova Breznica (Нова Брезница) | Patiška Reka (Патишка Река) | Rakotinci (Ракотинци) | Sveta Petka (Света Петка) | Sopište (Сопиште) Sopište Sopište is a village in Republic of Macedonia. It is a seat of the Sopište municipality....  | Čiflik (Чифлик )

External links

• Official website