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Demir Kapija Municipality
Municipality of North Macedonia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Demir Kapija (Macedonian: Демир Капија [ˌdɛmir ˈkapija] ⓘ) is a municipality in southern part of North Macedonia. Demir Kapija, which means "iron door" or "iron gate" in Turkish, is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Demir Kapija Municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region.
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Geography
The Došnica river which springs from Mount Kožuf is the source of drinking water and hydroelectric power production (at Čiflik) for the municipality.[1]
The municipality borders
- Negotino Municipality to the northwest,
- Konče Municipality to the northeast,
- Valandovo Municipality to the east,
- Gevgelija Municipality to the southeast, and
- Kavadarci Municipality to the southwest.
Demographics
According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 3,777 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 4,545 | 100 | 3,777 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 3,997 | 87.94 | 3,076 | 81.44 |
| Turks | 344 | 7.57 | 376 | 9.95 |
| Serbs | 132 | 2.9 | 130 | 3.44 |
| Roma | 16 | 0.35 | 37 | 0.98 |
| Albanians | 23 | 0.51 | 14 | 0.37 |
| Vlachs | 2 | 0.05 | ||
| Bosniaks | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0.03 |
| Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 32 | 0.71 | 26 | 0.7 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 115 | 3.04 | ||
Populated settlements include:
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References
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