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{{Short description|Municipality of North Macedonia}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Municipality of Centar
| native_name        = Општина Центар
| native_name_lang   = mk
| settlement_type    = City Municipality (Urban)
| pushpin_map        = North Macedonia
| pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within North Macedonia
| pushpin_mapsize    = <!-- Location ------------------>
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{NMK}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[Statistical Regions of North Macedonia|Region]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[File:Logo of Skopje Region.svg|15px]] [[Skopje Statistical Region|Skopje]]
| image_flag         = Coat of arms of Centar Municipality, Macedonia.svg
| flag_size          = 160px
| image_blank_emblem =
| blank_emblem_type  = Coat of arms
| blank_emblem_size  = 80px
| image_map          = Map of Centar Municipality, Macedonia.svg
| seat_type          = Municipal seat
| seat               = [[Skopje]]
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = [[Goran Gerasimovski]] ([[SDSM]])
| area_total_km2     = 7.52
| population_total   = 43,893
| coordinates        = {{coord|41|59|42|N|21|25|30|E|display=inline,title}}
| timezone           = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset         = +1
}}
'''Centar''' ({{langx|mk|{{Audio|Mk-Centar.ogg|Центар}}}}) is the central municipality of the ten municipalities that compose the city of [[Skopje]], the capital of [[North Macedonia]]. Centar is home to the [[Assembly of North Macedonia]].
==Geography==
[[File:Skopje from the Fortress.jpg|thumb|220px|left|Centar Municipality, view from [[Skopje Fortress]]]]
The [[Vardar River]] runs on the edge of the municipality along the border with [[Čair Municipality]]. [[Vodno|Vodno Mountain]] overlooks Centar. The municipality's total area is 7.52&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.
Centar borders several other municipalities including: [[Karpoš Municipality]] to the west, [[Čair Municipality]] to the northeast, [[Aerodrom Municipality, Skopje|Aerodrom Municipality]] to the southeast, and [[Kisela Voda Municipality]] to the south.
==Demographics==
According to the 2002 Macedonia census, the municipality had 45,412 inhabitants.<ref>[http://www.stat.gov.mk/pdf/kniga_13.pdf 2002 census results] in English and Macedonian (PDF)</ref> According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality had 43,893 inhabitants.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stat.gov.mk/pdf/2022/2.1.22.10-mk-en.pdf |title=Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци |website=stat.gov.mk |access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref> Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
{| class="wikitable"
|
| colspan="2" align="center"|2002
| colspan="2" align="center"|2021
|-
|
|align="center"|<small>Number</small>
|align="center"|<small>%</small>
|align="center"|<small>Number</small>
|align="center"|<small>%</small>
|-
|'''TOTAL'''
|align="center"|'''45,412'''
|align="center"|'''100'''
|align="center"|'''43,893'''
|align="center"|'''100'''
|-
|[[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonians]]
|align="center"|38,778
|align="center"|85.39
|align="center"|33,731
|align="center"|76.85
|-
|[[Serbs]]
|align="center"|2,037
|align="center"|4.49
|align="center"|1,301
|align="center"|2.96
|-
|[[Albanians]]
|align="center"|1,465
|align="center"|3.23
|align="center"|1,100
|align="center"|2.51
|-
|[[Romani people|Roma]]
|align="center"|974
|align="center"|2.14
|align="center"|622
|align="center"|1.42
|-
|[[Vlachs]]
|align="center"|459
|align="center"|1.01
|align="center"|552
|align="center"|1.26
|-
|[[Turkish people|Turks]]
|align="center"|492
|align="center"|1.08
|align="center"|548
|align="center"|1.25
|-
|[[Bosniaks]]
|align="center"|108
|align="center"|0.24
|align="center"|171
|align="center"|0.39
|-
|Other / Undeclared / Unknown
|align="center"|1,099
|align="center"|2.42
|align="center"|855
|align="center"|1.94
|-
|Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|5,013
|align="center"|11.42
|-
|}
==Sports==
The [[Toše Proeski Arena]], the national football stadium, is located in the municipality and hosts home games of [[FK Vardar]] and [[FK Rabotnički]].
==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Centar Municipality}}
{{Wikivoyage|Skopje/Centar}}
*[http://www.opstinacentar.gov.mk/ Official website]
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