Skopje
capital city of North Macedonia
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Summary
Skopje is a big city[1]. Skopje draws 23,960 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #40 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: City of Skopje[3], Skopje Statistical Region[4]
- Country: North Macedonia[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Vardar[6]
- Instance of: tourist destination[7], capital city[8]
- Flag: flag of Skopje[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Bradford[10], Dijon[11], Roubaix[12], Waremme[13], Nuremberg[14], Suez[15], Istanbul[16], Ljubljana[17], Podgorica[18], Zagreb[19], Dresden[20], Tempe[21], Nanchang[22], Manisa[23]
- Postal code: 1000[24]
- Commons category: Skopje[25]
- Licence plate code: SK[26]
- Patron saint: Theotokos[27]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[28], UTC+02:00[29]
- Local dialing code: 02[30]
- Located in/on physical feature: Skopje Basin[31]
- Official website: https://skopje.gov.mk[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Skopje[33]
- Commons gallery: Skopje[34]
- Population: 422,540[35], 283,146[36], 407,455[37], 509,900[38], 429,964[39], 312,980[40], 165,529[41], 41,000[42], 68,880[43], 87,654[44], 119,134[45], 43,331[46], 386,000[47]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Skopje include Skopje International Airport[48], an airport[49], in North Macedonia[50] and City of Skopje[51], an administrative territorial entity of North Macedonia[52], in North Macedonia[53].
Why It Matters
Skopje has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Skopje is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for Skopje include Skopje International Airport[48], an airport[49], in North Macedonia[50] and City of Skopje[51], an administrative territorial entity of North Macedonia[52], in North Macedonia[53].