Kavadarci

Kavadarci ; Кавадарци; Kavadar / i
Basic data
Region :	Vardar
Municipality :	Kavadarci
Coordinates :	41 ° 26 ' N , 22 ° 1' E Coordinates: 41 ° 26 '0 " N , 22 ° 1' 0" E
Height :	274 m. i. J.
Area (Opština) :	992.44 km²
Residents :	29,290 (2016)
Inhabitants (Opština) :	38,875 (2016)
Population density :	39 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	(+389) 043
Postal code :	1430
License plate :	KA
Structure and administration
Structure :	40 localities
Mayor :	Mitko Janchev
Website :	www.kavadarci.gov.mk

View to Kavadarci with Glišić in the foreground

Kavadarci ( Macedonian Кавадарци [ kaˈvadartsi ], Albanian Kavadar / i ) is a city in the central part of North Macedonia . It is the center of the Tikveš / Tivesh wine region and the capital of the Opština of the same name .

geography

The city itself is between 230 and 270 m. ü. N. N. In Kavadarci there is a Mediterranean and continental climate with average air temperatures around 13.5 ° C, (in summer over 40 ° C and winter down to −25 ° C).

population

In 2016 there were around 29,290 inhabitants in the city of Kavadarci.

The municipality of Kavadarci has a total of 38,741 inhabitants, of which 37,499 (96.8%) Macedonians and 679 (1.8%) Roma (2002 census).

history

According to today's historians, the name of the city goes back to modern Greek »Kavadion« and means “noble cape”. Kavadarci is first mentioned in writing in the 16th century, but the numerous monasteries and churches in the Kavadarci area date back to the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries.