Lipkovo Municipality

Municipality of Lipkovo Општина Липково Komuna e Likovës
Rural municipality
Flag Seal
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Northeastern
Municipal seat	Lipkovo
Government
• Mayor	Erkan Arifi (DUI)
Area
• Total	267.82 km2 (103.41 sq mi)
Population
• Total	27.058
• Density	101.03/km2 (261.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Area code(s)	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.

Demographics

According to the 2002 Macedonian census, Lipkovo Municipality has 27,058 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality:

• Albanians = 26,360 (97.4%)
• Serbs = 370 (1.4%)
• Macedonians = 169 (0.6%)
• others = 159 (0.6%)

Demographics of Lipkovo Municipality
Census year	Population
1994	24,351
2002	27,058

Timeline of Lipkovo Municipality

Installation of Municipality

• 1996 Municipality inaugurated

21st century

• 2000 Usamedin Alili elected Mayor
• 2001 Insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia
  • Operation MH - 2, Operation Vaksince, Kumanovo Water Crisis 2001, Operation Essential Harvest
• 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

People

• Ismet Jashari, from Orizari KLA fighter, KIA in Kosovo

Culture

• Matejče Monastery
• Halit Efendi Mosque
• Jusuf Efendi Mosque