Gevgelija Municipality

Municipality of Gevgelija Општина Гевгелија
Urban municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Southeastern
Municipal seat	Gevgelija
Government
• Mayor	Andon Saramandov (VMRO-DPMNE)
Area
• Total	317 km^2 (122 sq mi)
Population
• Total	21,582
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Gevgelija (Macedonian: Општина Гевгелија, Opština Gevgelija) is a municipality in the southern part of North Macedonia. Gevgelija is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Gevgelija Municipality is part of the Southeastern Statistical Region.

Geography

The municipality borders Kavadarci Municipality to the west, Demir Kapija Municipality to the northwest, Valandovo Municipality to the northeast, Bogdanci Municipality to the east, and Greece to the south. There is a spring named Smrdliva Voda [mk] 24 km from Gevgelija which is "famous for its mineral water and its healing properties for stomach and kidney diseases".^[1] Mount Kozuf overshadows the municipality in the evening, and is now the site of a ski resort.^[1]

Industry

The Allchar deposit is located on the slopes of Mount Kozuf.^[1] In 2017, 13,100 residents out of 13,300 eligible voters in the municipality decided in a referendum against the permission of a gold mine operator that had hoped to exploit an area north-west of the city Gevgelija, along the Konjska river.^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, Gevgelija Municipality has 21,582 inhabitants.^[3] Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

	2002		2021
	Number	%	Number	%
TOTAL	22,988	100	21,582	100
Macedonians	22,258	96.82	19,778	91.64
Vlachs	214	0.93	266	1.23
Serbs	367	1.6	217	1.01
Turks	31	0.13	59	0.27
Roma	13	0.06	21	0.1
Albanians	8	0.03	20	0.09
Bosniaks	5	0.02	8	0.04
Other / Undeclared / Unknown	92	0.41	166	0.77
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources			1,047	4.85

Inhabited places

Gevgelija Municipality Map

There is a total of 17 inhabited places in the Gevgelija municipality. There is one town and 16 villages.

Inhabited places in Gevgelija Municipality
Village(s): Bogorodica | Davidovo | Gabrovo | Huma | Konsko | Kovanci | Miletkovo | Miravci | Moin | Mrzenci | Negorci | Novo Konsko | Petrovo | Prdejci | Sermerin | Smokvica Town: Gevgelija

References

1. "Kozuf - untouched ecological nature". North Macedonia Timeless.
2. "Anti gold campaign Macedonia, 99.1% of Gevgelija residents vote against Gold mines on Kozuv mountain". Mining SEE. 5 May 2017.
3. "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.

External links

• Official website

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