Demir Kapija Municipality

Demir Kapija (Macedonian: Демир Капија [ˌdɛmir ˈkapija] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in southern part of North 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 the Vardar Statistical Region.

Demir Kapija Municipality Општина Демир Капија
Urban municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 41°24′32″N 22°14′38″E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Vardar
Municipal seat	Demir Kapija
Government
• Mayor	Lazar Petrov (SDSM)
Area
• Total	311.06 km2 (120.10 sq mi)
Elevation	202 m (663 ft)
Population
• Total	3,777
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Postal Code	1442
Area Code	034
Vehicle registration	DK
Website	www.demirkapija.gov.mk

Geography

The Došnica river which springs from Mount Kožuf is the source of drinking water and hydroelectric power production (at Čiflik) for the municipality.^[1]

The municipality borders

• Negotino Municipality to the northwest,
• Konče Municipality to the northeast,
• Valandovo Municipality to the east,
• Gevgelija Municipality to the southeast, and
• Kavadarci Municipality to the southwest.

Demographics

According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 3,777 inhabitants.^[2] Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

	2002		2021
	Number	%	Number	%
TOTAL	4,545	100	3,777	100
Macedonians	3,997	87.94	3,076	81.44
Turks	344	7.57	376	9.95
Serbs	132	2.9	130	3.44
Roma	16	0.35	37	0.98
Albanians	23	0.51	14	0.37
Vlachs			2	0.05
Bosniaks	1	0.02	1	0.03
Other / Undeclared / Unknown	32	0.71	26	0.7
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources			115	3.04

Populated settlements include:

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

References

1. "Hidroelektrična Centrala Došnica, Demir Kapija, Macedonia". mindat.org. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
2. "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.