Centar Municipality, Skopje

Municipality of Centar Општина Центар
City Municipality (Urban)
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41°59′42″N 21°25′30″E / 41.99500°N 21.42500°E / 41.99500; 21.42500
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Skopje
Municipal seat	Skopje
Government
• Mayor	Sasha Bogdanovikj (SDSM)
Area
• Total	7.52 km2 (2.90 sq mi)
Population
• Total	45,412
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Centar (Macedonian: Центар^ⓘ) is the central municipality of the ten municipalities that compose the city of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. Centar is home to the Assembly of North Macedonia.

Geography

The Vardar River runs on the edge of the municipality along the border with Čair Municipality. Vodno Mountain overlooks Centar. The municipality's total area is 7.52 km². Centar borders several other municipalities including: Karpoš Municipality to the west, Čair Municipality to the northeast, Aerodrom Municipality to the southeast, and Kisela Voda Municipality to the south.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002, the municipality has 45,412 inhabitants.^[1] Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

• Macedonians = 38,778 (85.4%)
• Serbs = 2,037 (4.5%)
• Albanians = 1,465 (3.2%)
• Roma = 974 (2.2%)
• others.

Sports

The Toše Proeski Arena, the national football stadium, is located in the municipality and hosts home games of FK Vardar and FK Rabotnički.

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