Demir Kapija municipality
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Demir Kapija is a municipality in southern Republic of 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
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to the northwest, Konče Municipality
to the northeast, Valandovo Municipality
to the east, Gevgelija Municipality
to the southeast, and Kavadarci Municipality
to the southwest.
Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
Populated settlements include:
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
. Demir Kapija
Demir Kapija
Demir Kapija is a town in the Republic of Macedonia, located near the ominous limestone gates of the same name. It has 3,725 inhabitants. The town is the seat of Demir Kapija Municipality.-Etymology:...
, which means "iron door" or "iron gate" in Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
, is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Demir Kapija Municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region
Vardar statistical region
The Vardar Statistical Region is one of eight arbitrary statistical regions in the Republic of Macedonia. Vardar, located in the central part of Macedonia, borders Greece to the south. Internally, it borders the Pelagonia, Southwestern, Skopje, Southeastern, and Eastern...
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Geography
The municipality borders Negotino MunicipalityNegotino municipality
Negotino is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Negotino is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Negotino Municipality is part of Vardar Statistical Region.-Geography:...
to the northwest, Konče Municipality
Konce municipality
Konče is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Konče is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Southeastern Statistical Region.-Geography:...
to the northeast, Valandovo Municipality
Valandovo municipality
Valandovo is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Valandovo is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Valandovo Municipality is part of Southeastern Statistical Region.-Geography:...
to the east, Gevgelija Municipality
Gevgelija municipality
Gevgelija is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Gevgelija is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found...
to the southeast, and Kavadarci Municipality
Kavadarci municipality
Kavadarci is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Kavadarci is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Kavadarci Municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region.-Geography:...
to the southwest.
Demographics
According to the last national census from 2002 this municipality has 4,545 inhabitants.Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
- Macedonians = 3,997 (87.9%)
- Turks = 344 (7.6%)
- Serbs = 132 (2.9%)
- others.
Populated settlements include:
- Demir KapijaDemir KapijaDemir Kapija is a town in the Republic of Macedonia, located near the ominous limestone gates of the same name. It has 3,725 inhabitants. The town is the seat of Demir Kapija Municipality.-Etymology:...
(seat) - ČelevecCelevecČelevec is a small village in the western part of the Demir Kapija municipality of the Republic of Macedonia. It mostly consists of Turkish inhabitants. The people are very traditional and the village itself is located in a beautiful wooded area between the mountains...
- Čiflik
- BarovoBarovoBarovo is in the southern region of the Demir Kapija municipality. It is a point on many searchable satellite or internet maps. Barovo is settled in a wooded area, rather isolated on a road to the south of the town of Demir Kapija past the church. Barovo is the second inhabited village on this...
- BesvicaBesvicaBesvica is in the southeast of the Republic of Macedonia. It is an isolated village in the southern part of the Demir Kapija Municipality. The road from the Demir Kapija church south to the village of Konopiste was part of a system of roads in the days of the Turkish and improved by the French...
- BistrenciBistrenciBistrenci is one of the larger villages in Demir Kapija municipality. Its population is mixed among Turks, ethnic Macedonians, Albanian, and Vlach. It has been has its roots in the Ottoman period until the Slovenes came to harvest grapes. The Catholic church was then built. Many Turkish stayed and...
- Dračevica
- Dren
- IberliIberliIbirlija is a small Turkish village past the village Celevec in the eastern mountain valley of the municipality. It is practically deserted, as no more than a handful of people still have a house there. Most residents now live in Chelevec or a more recent, as yet, unofficial village of the...
- Klisura
- KošarkaKošarkaKošarka is an abandoned Turkish village in the mountains of the eastern mountain valley of the municipality Demir Kapija in the Republic of Macedonia. Most of its residents moved down, close to the highway to develop another village, Laki. Laki is not a registered village, yet, but electricity...
- KoprišnicaKoprišnicaKoprišnica is a small village south of Dren along the Došnica river in the Republic of Macedonia. It has the only waterfalls in the municipality of Demir Kapija. There are no residents in the village, but former residents and families return to open the church on the Patron Saint's Day, coined...
- KorešnicaKorešnicaKorešnica is the largest village in the municipality of Demir Kapija in the Republic of Macedonia. It is mixed ethnically Turkish, Serb, and ethnic Macedonian. It is seen from the main highway on the opposite side of Demir Kapija. Korešnica has several small festivals a year and an active village...
- PrždevoPrždevoPrždevo is a mixed ethnic Macedonian and Roma village with over 200 residents, located in the Republic of Macedonia. It had nearly 500 residents just 15 years ago, but many moved to larger areas. Even so, the village boasts a pepper factory and a winery, scheduled to open in 2008...
- StrmaševoStrmaševoStrmaševo is an abandoned village at the southernmost part of the municipality of Demir Kapija. It was equal in size and close to Dračevica-DK. After the Bulgarians raided the village during World War I, the residents moved to Dračevica-DK as a safe haven. All that is left of this village are...