Demir Kapija municipality

Infobox Municipality in the Republic of Macedonia
municipality_name=Demir Kapija municipality
municipality_name_mkd=Општина Демир Капија
population=4,545
density=
status=
area_code=
mayor=Toše Toševski
car_plates=VE
website=
municipality_location=MKD_muni_nonn(Demir kapija).png coa_pic=Demir_kapiski_grb.png coa_px=80
flag_pic=Demir_Kapisko_zname.png flag_px=160
municipality_center=Demir Kapija
postal_code=1442
area=Tikviš

Demir Kapija ( _mk. Демир Капија) 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 Vardar statistical region.

Geography

The municipality borders Negotino municipality in the north-west, Konče municipality in the north-east, Valandovo municipality in the east, Gevgelija municipality in the south-east, and Kavadarci municipality in the south-west.

Demographics

According to the last National census from 2002 this municipality has 4,545 inhabitants. [ [http://msed.stat.gov.mk/msed.nsf/cd549cc3f96284dbc1256f2b0026e546/5db5887c1be3440ac1256f3900547f34/$FILE/I1%20Population%2015%20C2002%20123.pdf Macedonian census data of 2002] .]

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
*Macedonians = 3,997
*Turks = 344
*Serbs = 132
*others.

Populated areas include:

* Demir Kapija (seat)
* Čelevec
* Čiflik-DK
* Barovo
* Besvica
* Bistrenci
* Dračevica-DK
* Dren-DK
* Iberli
* Klisura-DK
* Košarka
* Koprišnica
* Korešnica
* Prždevo
* Strmaševo

Footnotes

ee also

* Demir Kapija
* Republic of Macedonia
* Municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia

External links

* [http://www.makedonija.name/municipalities.php?page=demir_kapija Demir Kapija municipality on a Macedonian general information Site]