Centar (Macedonian: Центар (help·info)) 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.

Municipality of Centar Општина Центар
City Municipality (Urban)
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Municipality of Centar Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°59′42″N 21°25′30″E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Skopje
Municipal seat	Skopje
Government
• Mayor	Sasha Bogdanovikj (SDSM)
Area
• Total	7.52 km2 (2.90 sq mi)
Population
• Total	82,604
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

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 82,604 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.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Centar Municipality.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Skopje/Centar.

• Official website

На других языках

[ru] Центр (община)