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Demir Kapija Municipality

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.

Geography

The Došnica river which springs from Mount Kožuf is the source of drinking water and hydroelectric power production (at Čiflik) for the municipality.

The municipality borders

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2021 this municipality has 3,777 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

2002 2021
Number % Number %
TOTAL 4,545 100 3,777 100
Macedonians 3,997 87.9 3,076 81.44
Turks 344 7.6 376 9.95
Serbs 132 2.9 130 3.44
others 72 1.6 80 2.12
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources n/a n/a 115 3.04


Populated settlements include:

References

  1. ^ "Hidroelektrična Centrala Došnica, Demir Kapija, Macedonia". mindat.org. Retrieved 4 February 2021.