Petrovec municipality

Infobox Municipality in the Republic of Macedonia
municipality_name=Petrovec municipality
municipality_name_mkd=Општина Петровец
Opština Petrovec
population=8,255
density=40,88
status=Rural municipality
area_code=031
mayor=Zvonko Cvetkovski
car_plates=SK
website=http://www.opstina-petrovec.gov.mk
municipality_location=MKD_muni_nonn(Petovec).png coa_pic=
flag_pic=
municipality_center=Petrovec (Macedonia)|Petrovec
postal_code=1043
area=201,93

The Municipality of Petrovec (Macedonian: Општина Петровец, "Opština Petrovec") is a municipality in northern Republic of Macedonia, near the capital Skopje. "Petrovec" is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. It is located in the Skopje statistical region.

Geography

The municipality borders Studeničani municipality and Zelenikovo municipality in the west, Ilinden municipality and Kumanovo municipality in the north, Sveti Nikole municipality in the east and Veles municipality in the south.

Demographics

Ethnic groups in the municipality (2002 census):
*Macedonians = 4,246
*Albanians = 1,887
*Bosniaks = 1,442
*others.

Inhabited places

ee also

*Municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia