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(Redirected from Municipality of Lipkovo) Municipality of North Macedonia Rural municipality in Northeastern, North Macedonia

Municipality of Lipkovo Општина Липково Komuna e Likovës
Rural municipality
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Country	North Macedonia
Region	Northeastern
Municipal seat	Lipkovo
Government
• Mayor	Erkan Arifi (DUI)
Area
• Total	267.82 km (103.41 sq mi)
Population
• Total	22,308
• Density	101.03/km (261.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Area code	037
car plates	KU
ISO 3166-2	MK-48
Website	Official Website

Lipkovo (Macedonian: Липково, Albanian: Likovë) is a municipality in the north part of North Macedonia. Lipkovo is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Lipkovo Municipality is part of the Northeastern Statistical Region.

Geography

The municipality borders Serbia and Kosovo to the north, Čučer-Sandevo Municipality to the west, the City of Skopje to the southwest, Aračinovo Municipality to the south and Kumanovo Municipality to the east.

According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, Lipkovo Municipality has 22,308 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality:

	2002		2021
	Number	%	Number	%
TOTAL	27,058	100	22,308	100
Albanians	26,360	97.42	21,560	96.65
Macedonians	169	0.62	33	0.15
Serbs	370	1.37	4	0.01
Bosniaks	6	0.02	4	0.01
Turks			1	0.004
Vlachs	1	0.004
Other / Undeclared / Unknown	152	0.566	5	0.024
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources			701	3.14

Demographics of Lipkovo Municipality
Census year	Population

1994	24,351

2002	27,058

2021	22,308

2000 Usamedin Alili elected Mayor
2001 Insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia
- Operation MH - 2, Operation Vaksince, Kumanovo Water Crisis 2001, Operation Essential Harvest, Battle of Matejče, Battle of Slupčane
2002 Population: 27,058
2005 Bekjir Sakipi elected Mayor
2008 Northeastern Statistical Region formed
2009 Sadula Duraki elected Mayor
2011 Ismet Jashari monument built in Ropaljce
2012 Hospital built
2013 Sadula Duraki elected Mayor 2nd term
2015 Gošince attack

"Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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Незавршен Мир, Јадранка Костова, Бета Пресс 2003, стр. 207, ISBN 9989-819-15-7

v t e Villages in Lipkovo Municipality
Seat	Lipkovo
Villages	Alaševce Belanovce Dumanovce Glažnja Gošince Izvor Lojane Lukare Matejče Nikuštak Opae Orizari Otlja R'nkovce Ropalce Runica Slupčane Straža Strima Vaksince Vištica Zlokuḱane

v t e Municipalities of North Macedonia
Eastern	Berovo Češinovo-Obleševo Delčevo Karbinci Kočani Makedonska Kamenica Pehčevo Probištip Štip Vinica Zrnovci
Northeastern	Kratovo Kriva Palanka Kumanovo Lipkovo Rankovce Staro Nagoričane
Pelagonia	Bitola Demir Hisar Dolneni Krivogaštani Kruševo Mogila Novaci Prilep Resen
Polog	Bogovinje Brvenica Gostivar Jegunovce Mavrovo and Rostuša Tearce Tetovo Vrapčište Želino
Skopje	Aračinovo Čučer-Sandevo Ilinden Petrovec Sopište Studeničani Zelenikovo
Southeastern	Bogdanci Bosilovo Dojran Gevgelija Konče Novo Selo Radoviš Strumica Valandovo Vasilevo
Southwestern	Centar Župa Debar Debarca Kičevo Makedonski Brod Ohrid Plasnica Struga Vevčani
Vardar	Čaška Demir Kapija Gradsko Kavadarci Lozovo Negotino Rosoman Sveti Nikole Veles
City of Skopje	Aerodrom Butel Čair Centar Gazi Baba Ǵorče Petrov Karpoš Kisela Voda Saraj Šuto Orizari
Former	Bač Belčišta Bistrica Blatec Bogomila Capari Čegrane Češinovo Delogoždi Dobruševo Dolna Banjica Drugovo Džepčište Izvor Kamenjane Klečovce Kondovo Konopište Kosel Kukliš Kukurečani Labuništa Lukovo Mavrovi Anovi Mešeišta Miravci Murtuno Negotino-Pološko Obleševo Orašac Orizari Oslomej Podareš Rostuša Samokov Šipkovica Sopotnica Srbinovo Staravina Topolčani Velešta Vraneštica Vitolište Vratnica Vrutok Zajas Žitoše Zletovo

v t e Municipalities of North Macedonia with an Albanian majority
Aračinovo (Haraçinë) Bogovinje (Bogovinë) Brvenica (Bërvenicë) Čaška (Çashkë) Čair (Çair) Debar (Dibër) Gostivar (Gostivar) Lipkovo (Likovë) Saraj (Saraj) Struga (Strugë) Studeničani (Studeniçan) Tearce (Tearcë) Tetovo (Tetovë) Vrapčište (Vrapçisht) Želino (Zhelinë)
The municipality names in italics have an Albanian population of over 50% but below 60%. Names in brackets are Albanian equivalents of the Macedonian names.