Municipality of Ilinden

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Ilinden (Macedonian: Илинден) is a municipality in northern Republic of Macedonia. Ilinden is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. It is named after the Ilinden Uprising in the region of Macedonia in 1903. It is located in the Skopje statistical region.
The municipality borders Aračinovo municipality in the north, Petrovec municipality in the south, Greater Skopje: (Gazi Baba municipality) in the west, and Kumanovo municipality in the east.
The total population of the municipality is 15,984.
Ethnic groups in the municipality (2002 census):
* Macedonians = 13,959
* Serbs = 912
* Roma = 428
* Albanians = 352
* others.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   42°0'5"N   21°37'0"E
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