Lipkovo
| Lipkovo Липково Likova / Likovë |
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| Basic data | |||||
| Region : | Northeast | ||||
| Municipality : | Lipkovo | ||||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 10 ' N , 21 ° 34' E | ||||
| Area (Opština) : | 267.82 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 27,058 (2002) | ||||
| Inhabitants (Opština) : | 101.03 (2002) | ||||
| Population density : | 0 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+389) 031 | ||||
| Postal code : | 1307 | ||||
| License plate : | KU | ||||
| Structure and administration | |||||
| Mayor : | Sadulla Duraki (BDI - Bashkimi Democracy për Integrim) | ||||
| Website : | |||||
Lipkovo ( Macedonian Липково , Albanian Likova or Likovë ) is a village in northern North Macedonia . It is the main town of the Opština of the same name , to which other villages in the surrounding area belong (including Lojane ).
The place gained notoriety through the hostage-taking attack on April 21, 2015 called the " Gošince Incident ".
Geographical location
Lipkovo is located in northern Macedonia. It is west of Kumanovo and south of Kosovo and Serbia .
population
In the 2002 census, 26,360 people or 97.4% of the population identified themselves as Albanians , 370 people or 1.4% of the population as Serbs , 169 people or 0.6% of the population as Macedonians and 159 people or 0.6% of the population reported a different ethnic group.
Personalities
- Jakup Asipi (1951-2006), Islamic scholar
Web links
Commons : Lipkovo - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Census of Macedonia 2002. (PDF; 384 kB) In: State Statistics Office. Retrieved September 27, 2012 (English).
- ↑ a b Brief information on Lipkovo. In: makedonija.name. Retrieved September 27, 2012 (English).
- ↑ Macedonia's postal network. (No longer available online.) In: Makedonska Pošta. Archived from the original on December 6, 2015 ; Retrieved September 27, 2012 (Macedonian). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Local elections Macedonia 2009. (PDF; 221 kB) (No longer available online.) In: Staatliche Wahlkommission. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014 ; accessed on September 27, 2012 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
