Skopje

Skopje Скопје Shkup
City
City of Skopje Град Скопје Qyteti i Shkupit
From top to bottom, left to right: Stone Bridge Macedonian National Theatre • Suli An in the Old Bazaar MRT Center • Porta Macedonia • Warrior on a Horse statue Skopje Fortress
Flag Coat of arms
Skopje Location of Skopje in North Macedonia Show map of Republic of North Macedonia Skopje Skopje (Europe) Show map of Europe
Coordinates: 42°0′N 21°26′E / 42.000°N 21.433°E / 42.000; 21.433
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Skopje
Municipality	Greater Skopje
Government
• Type	Special unit of local self-government
• Body	Skopje City Council
• Mayor	Petre Šilegov (SDSM)
Area
• City	571.46 km2 (220.64 sq mi)
• Urban	337.80 km2 (130.43 sq mi)
• Metro	1,854.00 km2 (715.83 sq mi)
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population  (2015)
• City	544,086
• Density	950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Demonym	Skopjan[1]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	МК-10 00
Area code	+389 2
ISO 3166 code	MK-85
Car plates	SK
Climate	BSk
Website	www.skopje.gov.mk

Skopje (Macedonian: Скопје; transcribed Skopje) is the capital and the largest city of North Macedonia. The city is the administrative, cultural, economic and academic centre of the country. In the past, the city has been known by various names such as: Üsküp (Turkish) or Skoplje (Serbo-Croatian).^[2] The city has been build upon the ancient city of Scupi.^[3] In 2002, the city had population of 506,926 citizens.^[4]

1. ↑ "Skopjan dictionary definition".
2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2009-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. ↑ "Official portal of City of Skopje - History". www.skopje.gov.mk. Archived from the original on 2009-05-12. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
4. ↑ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)