Veles is a municipality in central 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...

. Veles

Veles (city)

Veles is a city in the center of the Republic of Macedonia on the Vardar river. The city of Veles is the seat of Veles Municipality.-Name:The city's name was Vylosa in Ancient Greek and before the Balkan Wars, it was a township with the name Köprülü in the Üsküp sandjak, Ottoman empire for 600...

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

Vardar statistical region

The Vardar Statistical Region is one of eight arbitrary statistical regions in the Republic of Macedonia. Vardar, located in the central part of Macedonia, borders Greece to the south. Internally, it borders the Pelagonia, Southwestern, Skopje, Southeastern, and Eastern...

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Geography

The municipality borders Čaška Municipality

Caška municipality

Čaška is a municipality in central Republic of Macedonia. Čaška is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 and Zelenikovo Municipality

Zelenikovo municipality

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

 to the west, 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 north, and Gradsko

Gradsko municipality

Gradsko is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Gradsko is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Gradsko Municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region.-Geography:...

, Lozovo

Lozovo municipality

Lozovo is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Lozovo is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Lozovo Municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.-Geography:...

, and Sveti Nikole

Sveti Nikole municipality

Sveti Nikole is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Sveti Nikole is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found...

 municipalities to the east.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002, this municipality has 55,108 inhabitants. At the census of 1994, it had 56,571 inhabitants. The majority are Macedonians

Macedonians (ethnic group)

The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness...

 (46,767 or 84.9%), while other ethnic groups include Bosniaks (2,406 or 4.4%), Albanians (2,299 or 4.2%), Turks (1,724 or 3.1%), and others.

Inhabited places

There are 28 inhabited places, one town and 27 villages.

Inhabited places in Veles Municipality

Villages: Bašino Selo | Beleštevica | Buzalkovo | Gorno Kalaslari | Gorno Orizari Gorno Orizari Gorno Orizari is a settlement within the Bitola Municipality of the Republic of Macedonia. Originally a village, it is now a suburb of the wider city...  | Dolno Kalaslari | Dolno Orizari | Ivankovci | Karabunjište | Krušje Krušje Krušje is a village in the municipality of Aleksinac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 332 people....  | Kumarino | Lugunci | Mamutčevo | Novačani Novačani Novačani is a small village located in the northern part of Veles Municipality in Republic of Macedonia....  | Novo Selo | Oraovec | Otovica | Raštani | Rlevci | Rudnik | S'lp | Slivnik | Sojaklari | Sopot | Crkvino | Čaloševo | Djidimirci Towns: Veles Veles (city) Veles is a city in the center of the Republic of Macedonia on the Vardar river. The city of Veles is the seat of Veles Municipality.-Name:The city's name was Vylosa in Ancient Greek and before the Balkan Wars, it was a township with the name Köprülü in the Üsküp sandjak, Ottoman empire for 600...

External links

• Official website