Saraj is one of the ten municipalities that make up 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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. Saraj

Saraj (Skopje)

Saraj is a village in Skopje, in the Republic of Macedonia. It is the seat of the Saraj municipality. The majority of its inhabitants are of Albanian ethnicity.-References:...

, which means "palace" in Turkish

Turkish language

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, is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found.

Geography

Saraj borders Jegunovce Municipality

Jegunovce municipality

Jegunovce is a municipality in northwestern Republic of Macedonia. Jegunovce is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found...

 to the northwest, Želino Municipality

Želino municipality

Želino is a municipality in northwestern Republic of Macedonia. Želino is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 to the southwest, Sopište Municipality

Sopište municipality

Sopište is a municipality in northern Republic of Macedonia. Sopište is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. It is located in the Skopje Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 to the south, 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...

 and Gjorče Petrov Municipality

Gjorce Petrov municipality

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 to the east, and Kosovo

Kosovo

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to the north.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002, Saraj has 35,408 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

• Albanians = 32,408 (91.5%)
• Macedonians = 1,377 (3.9%)
• Bosniaks = 1,120 (3.2%)
• others.

External links

• Official website