Valandovo is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia

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...

. Valandovo

Valandovo

Valandovo is a city in southeastern Republic of Macedonia.The city is the seat of Valandovo Municipality.-Ancient History:Evidence of life can be found beginning in the 10th-7th centuries B.C. There is a settlement known as Mal Konstantinopol dating from Roman times, and the life in the Middle...

is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Valandovo Municipality is part of Southeastern Statistical Region

Southeastern statistical region

The Southeastern Statistical Region is one of eight arbitrary statistical regions in the Republic of Macedonia. Southeastern, located in the southeastern part of the country, borders Greece and Bulgaria...

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Geography

The municipality borders Demir Kapija Municipality

Demir Kapija municipality

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...

 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 north, Strumica Municipality

Strumica municipality

Strumica is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. Strumica is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. Strumica Municipality is part of the Southeastern Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 to the northeast, Greece

Greece

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 to the east, Dojran Municipality

Dojran municipality

Dojran is a municipality in southeastern Republic of Macedonia. Nov Dojran is the village where the municipal seat is found. Dojran Municipality is part of the Southeastern Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 and Bogdanci Municipality

Bogdanci municipality

Bogdanci is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Bogdanci is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Bogdanci Municipality is part of Southeastern Statistical Region.-Geography:...

 to the south, and 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 southwest.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002, this municipality has 11,890 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

• Macedonians = 9,830 (82.7%)
• Turks = 1,333 (11.2%)
• Serbs = 639 (5.4%)
• others.

External links

• Official website