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Municipality of Sopište
Општина Сопиште
Komuna e Sopishtit | |
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Rural municipality
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Skopje |
| Municipal seat | Sopište |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stefče Trpkovski (VMRO-DPMNE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 222.1 km2 (85.8 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2,500 m (8,200 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population
(2021)
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| • Total | 6,713 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Area code | 02 |
| Car Plates | SK |
Sopište (Macedonian: Сопиштеⓘ, Albanian: Sopisht) is a municipality in the northern part of North Macedonia. Sopište is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. It is located in the Skopje Statistical Region.
The municipality borders the City of Skopje to the north, Želino Municipality and Makedonski Brod Municipality to the west, and Studeničani Municipality to the east.
According to the 2021 Macedonian census, the municipality has 6,713 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality:
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 5,656 | 100 | 6,713 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 3,404 | 60.2 | 4,045 | 60.26 |
| Albanians | 1.942 | 34.3 | 1,693 | 25.22 |
| Turks | 243 | 4.3 | 463 | 6.9 |
| others | 67 | 1.2 | 102 | 1.52 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | n/a | n/a | 410 | 6.11 |
Demographic Trends Live births by ethnic affiliation of mother, 2010-2021
| Macedonians | Albanians | Turks | others | TOTAL | |||||
| Year | Births | % | Births | % | Births | % | Births | % | Births |
| 2010 | 44 | 51.16 | 35 | 40.70 | 3 | 3.49 | 4 | 4.65 | 86 |
| 2011 | 37 | 39.78 | 45 | 48.39 | 7 | 7.53 | 4 | 4.30 | 93 |
| 2012 | 39 | 45.35 | 44 | 51.16 | 2 | 2.33 | 1 | 1.16 | 86 |
| 2013 | 44 | 40.37 | 56 | 51.38 | 7 | 6.42 | 2 | 1.83 | 109 |
| 2014 | 46 | 41.44 | 59 | 53.15 | 6 | 5.41 | 0 | 0.00 | 111 |
| 2015 | 51 | 49.04 | 50 | 48.08 | 1 | 0.96 | 2 | 1.92 | 104 |
| 2016 | 39 | 41.49 | 47 | 50.00 | 5 | 5.32 | 3 | 3.19 | 94 |
| 2017 | 47 | 47.47 | 46 | 46.46 | 5 | 5.05 | 1 | 1.01 | 99 |
| 2018 | 39 | 41.05 | 48 | 50.53 | 6 | 6.32 | 2 | 2.11 | 95 |
| 2019 | 38 | 38.38 | 50 | 50.51 | 8 | 8.08 | 3 | 3.03 | 99 |
| 2020 | 38 | 38.78 | 52 | 53.06 | 5 | 5.10 | 3 | 3.06 | 98 |
| 2021 | 34 | 42.50 | 40 | 50.00 | 6 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 80 |
| 2022 | 24 | 28.57 | 45 | 53.57 | 13 | 15.48 | 2 | 2.38 | 84 |
The 5656 inhabitants of the municipality of Sopište live in 1510 houses and 3398 apartments.[1] There are 13 settlements in Sopište with the absence of a classic urban center.
In the municipality there are the following settlements:
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Villages in Sopište Municipality
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41°58′N 21°25′E / 41.96°N 21.41°E / 41.96; 21.41
