Kumanovo ( ; ) is a municipality located in the northern part of North Macedonia. Kumanovo is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is located. The Kumanovo Municipality is part of the Northeastern Statistical Region.
Geography The municipality has an area of 509.48 km² and borders the Lipkovo, Ilinden and Aračinovo Municipalities to the west, Serbia to the north, the Sveti Nikole and Petrovec Municipalities to the south, and Staro Nagoričane and Kratovo Municipalities to the east.
History Kumanovo as an inhabited area dates back to 1519. The most detailed data comes from Evliya Çelebi, who traveled to the region. The area was inhabited by 52 families and 300 residents. After the Karposh Uprising in 1689, Kumanovo entered a period of stagnation. After 1945, Kumanovo experienced fast economic, administrative and cultural development.
By the 2003 territorial division of the Republic, the Orašac Municipality was merged with Kumanovo, as was a part of the rural Klečevce Municipality. The other part of Klečevce was annexed to the Staro Nagoričane Municipality.
Demographics Kumanovo had 94,589 inhabitants in 1994 and 98,104 in the last national census. The present-day municipality has 98,104 inhabitants, which makes it the most populous municipality in Macedonia.
According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, ethnic groups in the Kumanovo Municipality include: 1953196119711981199420022021Number%Number%Number%Number%Number%Number%Number%TOTAL51,64510061,46710076,72210093,21810097,487100105,48410098,104100Macedonians33,68265.241,87368.148,60863.456,73360.959,68461.263,74660.4354,74155.8Albanians1,3052.532,3783.8710,7541419,04220.423,52624.127,29025.8725,49325.99Serbs6,95913.58,48313.89,09911.99,1599.839,95110.29,0628.596,3926.52Roma2,2584.373,3664.394,5504.8831183.24,2564.032,7952.85Turks6,734134,8397.873,4744.531,8752.013890.42920.281430.15Vlachs1160.22800.091230.131470.141170.12Bosniaks200.02380.03Others5911.143,8946.341,4211.851,7791.916960.716710.647690.78Administrative Sources*7,6167.76* Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources
Inhabited places
There are 49 inhabited places in this municipality, one town and 48 villages.
Inhabited Places TotalMacedoniansAlbaniansTurksRomaVlachsSerbsBosniansOthersAdministrative sources Kumanovo Municipality98,10454,74125,4931432,7951176,392387697,616 Agino Selo867783----34-350 Bedinje8982325312--481183 Biljanovce14231251--2-40-13117 Brzak6749----7-29 Vakv6157-------4 Vince3230-------2 Gorno Konjare1015506200---221-1078 D'lga--------- Dobrošane188916662-232647112112 Dolno Konjare3302141---28-186 Karabičane20-----13--7 KarpošMerged with City of Kumanovo after 2002 Kumanovo7505143280176851252768884300326456128 Lopate20633661597---291-70 Ljubodrag71845286--1147-1220 Novo Selo27487----182-16 Proevce131112341---36-733 Pčinja647596----2--49 Režanovce57744216---18-497 Rečica47983----300-492 Romanovce2566569180411--317171 Sopot354-325---31223 Studena Bara231200-------31 Suševo72----5-- - Tabanovce817241211---294-467 Tromegja1187757---1389-634 Umni Dol3812231---140-710 Čerkezi3137330275-1-1199 Četirce16531----94-238 Šupli Kamen5337----1--15 Jačince7269----2--1 Skačkovci105100----1-13 Pezovo1313------- - Orašac2902683---3-313 Novoseljane2019-------1 Murgaš118-------3 K’sanje1511-------4 Kučkarevo8078-------2 Kutlibeg22------- - Kosmatac1513-------2 Količko3429-------5 Kokošinje1212------- - Klečevce4724401-2-4-124 Žubovce138-------5 Živinje1919------- - Dovezence8373----1--9 Gradište1271191------7 Gabreš4444------- - Beljakovce5425------236
See also Mayor of the Kumanovo Municipality. Coat of arms of Kumanovo List of mayors of Kumanovo Maksim Dimitrievski
References
External links Official website