Karpoš

For the village in Kumanovo, see Karpoš, Kumanovo.

Karpoš (Macedonian: Карпош) is a neighbourhood in the Karpoš Municipality, City of Skopje, North Macedonia, and the seat of Karpoš Municipality. It is named after the famous Karposh hero.

Karpoš Карпош
Neighbourhood
Karpoš Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 42°0′N 21°24′E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Skopje
Municipality	Karpoš
Population  (2021)
• Total	61,288
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates	SK
Website	.

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Karpoš had 61,288 residents with the following ethnic composition:^[1]

• Macedonians 49,483
• Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 5,238
• Albanians 2,203
• Serbs 1,593
• Roma 597
• Vlachs 477
• Turks 430
• Bosniaks 185
• Others 1,082

According to the 2002 census, the neighbourhood had a total of 37,162 inhabitants.^[2] Ethnic groups in the town include:^[2]

• Macedonians 33,948
• Serbs 1,503
• Vlachs 308
• Albanians 226
• Turks 196
• Bosniaks 68
• Romani 54
• Others 859

Sports

The local football club is FK Lokomotiva Skopje who play in the Lokomotiva Stadium.

References

1. Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
2. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 64.