Kumanovo
Kumanovo ( Macedonian Куманово; Albanian Kumanova or Kumanovë ), with over 70,000 inhabitants ( 2002), the third largest city of Macedonia, located in the north of the country near the border with Serbia. The city is an important center for agriculture and energy production in Macedonia. It is the administrative seat of the homonymous municipality that is part of the Northeast Region.
Population
As of the 2002 census, 70 842 inhabitants were for the city determined for the municipality 108 471 inhabitants. Ethnically they were divided as follows:
- 65 516 Macedonians ( 60.4 %)
- 28,093 Albanians ( 25.9%)
- 9,328 Serbs (8.6%)
- 4,338 Roma ( 4.0%)
Economy and infrastructure
Kumanovo is an important industrial center of Macedonia due to its metal and textile industry. The city of Kumanovo is a very good transport developed. The M1 motorway, coming from Veles leads west past the city and continues to Serbia. Another federal road that runs north of the city, via Kriva Palanka and ends at the Bulgarian border, from where it runs to Sofia.
Rail connections exist after the MZ Skopje, Veles and Belgrade (Serbia). About 30 kilometers to the south is the Skopje airport.
History
The town is of historical importance for the Macedonian state, since here, and on 11 October 1941, the resistance against fascism began in Prilep, which is closely linked to the national movement of Macedonia.
In 1999, the armistice negotiations to end the war in Kosovo took place in Kumanovo, which were completed successfully with the Agreement of Kumanovo.
Others
About 30 kilometers to the northeast of the city is located the archaeological observatory Kokino near the town of the same.
Since the year 2007, a twinning with Lefkoşa ( TRNC ). Kumanovo is therefore the only non-Turkish city, with the Turkish northern part of Nicosia maintains a twinning.
Sons of the city
- Ace Rusevski (* 1956), Boxer
- Redžep Redžepovski (born 1962 ), boxer
- Sasa Ciric ( b. 1968 ), football player