Lipkovo (, ) is a village in North Macedonia. It is the seat of Lipkovo Municipality.
History
According to the statistics of the Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900, 490 inhabitants lived in Lipkovo, 250 Muslim Albanians and 240 Bulgarian Exarchists.Vasil Kanchov. "Macedonia. "Ethnography and statistics." Sofia, 1900, p. 217
Lipkovo was a central strategic village during the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia between the NLA and the Macedonian Army. The Lipkovo crisis took place here during the conflict, which was an NLA victory. Today, it has a dam which supplies water and electricity to the Kumanovo region.
Demographics As of the 2021 census, Lipkovo had 2,138 residents with the following ethnic composition:Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021 Albanians 2,104 Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 32 Others 2
According to the 2002 census, the town had a total of 2644 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include: Albanians 2631 Macedonians 2 Others 11
Sister Towns
Mustafakemalpaşa, the main town of Bursa Province in the Marmara region of Turkey.
References
External links Municipal flag of Lipkovo