Sopište municipality
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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 )

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