Ilinden (
Macedonian :
Илинден ) is a municipality part of
North Macedonia .
Ilinden is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. It is named after the
Ilinden Uprising in the
region of Macedonia in 1903. It is located in the
Skopje Statistical Region .
Geography
The municipality borders Aračinovo Municipality to the north, Petrovec Municipality to the south, the City of Skopje : (Gazi Baba Municipality ) to the west, and Kumanovo Municipality to the east.
Demographics
At the census in 1994 it had 14,512 inhabitants. The total population of the municipality according to the 2021 North Macedonia census is 17,435. Ethnic groups in the municipality:
2002
2021
Number
%
Number
%
TOTAL
15,894
100
17,435
100
Macedonians
13,959
87.83
14,758
84.65
Serbs
912
5.74
628
3.6
Roma
428
2.69
476
2.73
Albanians
352
2.21
367
2.1
Vlachs
1
0.01
8
0.04
Bosniaks
8
0.04
Turks
17
0.11
4
0.02
Other / Undeclared / Unknown
225
1.41
136
0.8
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources
1,050
6.02
Demographics of Ilinden Municipality
Census year
Population
1994
14,512
2002 15,894
2021
17,435
References
External links
41°59′N 21°35′E / 41.99°N 21.58°E / 41.99; 21.58
