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Saraj (Macedonian: Сарај (help·info), Albanian: Saraj) is one of the ten municipalities that make up the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of North Macedonia.

• Saraj, which means "palace" in Turkish, is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found.
  • It is a rural municipality and it is not part of the urban core of Skopje proper.

Municipality of Saraj Општина Сарај Komuna e Sarajit
Rural municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Skopje
Municipal seat	Skopje
Government
• Mayor	Blerim Bexheti (DUI)
Area
• Total	229.06 km2 (88.44 sq mi)
Population
• Total	35,408
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Website	Official Website

Geography

Saraj borders

• Jegunovce Municipality to the northwest,
• Želino Municipality to the southwest,
• Sopište Municipality to the south,
• Karpoš Municipality and Ǵorče Petrov Municipality to the east, and
• Kosovo to the north.

History

In the early 2000s municipal boundaries within Macedonia in some areas were redrawn.[1] During difficult negotiations the governing Macedonian Social Democrats (SDSM) gave in to the request of its Albanian coalition partner that wanted Albanians within Skopje to surpass the 20% population mark by attaching two rural Albanian inhabited municipalities, Saraj and Kondovo.[1] The municipalities attachment to the capital city raised the Albanian population from 15.30% to 20.49%.[1] The change was seen as an important win among Albanians, while Macedonians were concerned with a more visible Albanian presence in Skopje and the increasing fragmentation of the urban population based on ethnicity.[1]

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002, Saraj has 35,408 inhabitants.[2]

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

• Albanians = 32,408 (91.5%)
• Macedonians = 1,377 (3.9%)
• Bosniaks = 1,120 (3.2%)
• others.

Twin towns

Twin municipalities

• Üsküdar, Istanbul[3]
• Kırşehir

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Opština Saraj

Die Opština Saraj (mazedonisch Сарај; albanisch Saraj oder auch Saraji) ist eine der 10 Bezirke der nordmazedonischen Hauptstadt Skopje. Sie liegt im westlichen Teil der Stadtgemeinde. Der Bezirk hatte laut der letzten Volkszählung vom Jahr 2002 über 35.000 Einwohner.[1]

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- [en] Saraj Municipality

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[ru] Сарай (община)

Сарай (макед. Општина Сарай) — община в Северной Македонии. Община является административной единицей-микрорайоном столицы страны — Скопье, расположена на севере Северной Македонии, в Скопском статистически-экономическом регионе, с населением 35 408 жителей[1].

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