Centar is the central municipality of the ten municipalities that compose the city of Skopje

Skopje

Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...

, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia

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. Centar is home to the Parliament and Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia

Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia

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Geography

The Vardar River runs on the edge of the municipality along the border with Čair Municipality

Cair municipality

Čair is one of the ten municipalities that make up the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. Skopje's old town is located in Čair.- Geography :...

. Vodno Mountain

Vodno

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 overlooks Centar. The municipality's total area is 7.52 km².
Centar borders several other municipalities including: Karpoš Municipality

Karpoš municipality

Karpoš is one of the ten municipalities that make up the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia.-Geography:Karpoš borders Saraj Municipality and Gjorče Petrov Municipality to the west, Čučer-Sandevo Municipality to the north, Butel Municipality to the northeast, Čair...

 to the west, Čair Municipality

Cair municipality

Čair is one of the ten municipalities that make up the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. Skopje's old town is located in Čair.- Geography :...

 to the northeast, Aerodrom Municipality to the southeast, and Kisela Voda Municipality

Kisela Voda municipality

Kisela Voda is one of the ten municipalities that make up the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia.-Geography:The municipality borders Karpoš Municipality to the northwest, Centar Municipality to the north, Aerodrom Municipality to the northeast, Studeničani Municipality to the...

to the south.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002, the municipality has 45,412 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

• Macedonians = 38,778 (85.4%)
• Serbs = 2,037 (4.5%)
• Albanians = 1,465 (3.2%)
• Roma = 974 (2.2%)
• others.

External links

• Official website