Štip is a municipality in eastern 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...

. Štip

Štip

Štip is the largest urban agglomeration in the eastern part of the Republic of Macedonia, serving as the economic, industrial, entertainment and educational focal point for the surrounding municipalities. As of the 2002 census, the Štip municipality alone had a population of about 47,796...

is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region

Eastern statistical region

The Eastern Statistical Region is one of eight arbitrary statistical regions in the Republic of Macedonia. Eastern, located in the eastern part of the country, borders Bulgaria...

.

Geography

Štip Municipality covers an area of 583.24 km². The river Bregalnica

Bregalnica

Bregalnica is the second largest river in the Republic of Macedonia. It starts as a spring near the mountain city of Berovo and it passes near the cities of Makedonska Kamenica, Kočani, Vinica and Štip, before joining the river Vardar on its way to the Aegean Sea...

 runs through the municipality.

The municipality borders Probištip Municipality

Probištip municipality

Probištip is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Probištip is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 and Sveti Nikole Municipality

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...

 to the north, Radoviš

Radoviš municipality

Radoviš Municipality is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Radoviš is the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Southeastern Statistical Region.-History:...

 and Karbinci

Karbinci municipality

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

 municipalities to the east, 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 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:...

 municipalities to the west, and 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 south.

Demographics

At the census of 2002 the municipality had 47,796 residents. At the census taken in 1994 the number of inhabitants was 46,372. Most of them live in the municipality center Štip

Štip

Štip is the largest urban agglomeration in the eastern part of the Republic of Macedonia, serving as the economic, industrial, entertainment and educational focal point for the surrounding municipalities. As of the 2002 census, the Štip municipality alone had a population of about 47,796...

, approximately 41,000, while the rest live in villages. Ethnic groups in the municipality:

• 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...
  
   = 41,670 (87.2%)
• Roma = 2,195 (4.6%)
• Vlachs
  Vlachs
  Vlach is a blanket term covering several modern Latin peoples descending from the Latinised population in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. English variations on the name include: Walla, Wlachs, Wallachs, Vlahs, Olahs or Ulahs...
  
   = 2,074 (4.3%)
• Turks = 1,272 (2.7%)

Inhabited places

The number of the inhabited places in the municipality is 44.

Inhabited places in Štip Municipality

Villages: Baltalija | Brest (Štip) | Vrsakovo | Goračino | Dobrošani | Dolani | Edeklerci | Jamularci | Kalapetrovci | Koešvo | Krivi Dol | Lakavica Lakavica Lakavica, or Kriva Lakavica , is a river in the east-central part of the Republic of Macedonia, in Štip municipality. It is a tributary of the Bregalnica River, the second largest river in country. The Lakavica Valley is very fertile and dotted with villages and farms....  | Leskovica | Lipov Dol | Ljuboten (Štip) | Nikoman | Novo Selo (Štip) | Penuš | Piperovo | Počivalo | Puhče | Sarčievo Sarčievo Sarčievo is a village in Štip Municipality in the Republic of Macedonia.In August 2010, the village entered the Guinness Book of World Records for cooking the biggest pot of beans in recorded history. Over 3,100 litres of beans were cooked in a four-tonne pot....  | Selce Selce Selce is the name of:* Selce, Banská Bystrica District, a municipality of the Banská Bystrica District, in Slovakia* Selce, Krupina District, a municipality of the Krupina District, in Slovakia...  | Skandalci | Sofilari | Star Karaorman | Stepanci | Suvo Grlo | Sudikj | Suševo | Tanatarci | Testemelci | Toplikj | Tri Češmi | Hadji-Redjepli | Hadji-Sejdeli | Hadji-Hamzali | Creška | Čardaklija | Čiflik Ciflik Čiflik , is a Serbian village located in the municipality of Bela Palanka, Pirot District. In 2002 it had a population of 103....  | Šašavarlija | Šopur | Towns: Štip Štip Štip is the largest urban agglomeration in the eastern part of the Republic of Macedonia, serving as the economic, industrial, entertainment and educational focal point for the surrounding municipalities. As of the 2002 census, the Štip municipality alone had a population of about 47,796...

External links

• Official website