Sopište Municipality

Sopište (, Sopisht) is a municipality in the northern part of North Macedonia. Sopište is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. It is located in the Skopje Statistical Region.

Geography
The municipality borders the City of Skopje to the north, Želino Municipality and Makedonski Brod Municipality to the west, and Studeničani Municipality to the east.

Demographics
According to the 2021 Macedonian census, the municipality has 6,713 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality:

Demographic Trends Live births by ethnic affiliation of mother, 2010-2021

People from Sopište

 * Igor Durlovski, a Macedonian opera singer
 * , a Macedonian opera singer
 * Rabi W. Sédrak, Immigration specialist and founder of Balkan's Integration and Immigration Program

Inhabited places
The 5656 inhabitants of the municipality of Sopište live in 1510 houses and 3398 apartments. There are 13 settlements in Sopište with the absence of a classic urban center.

In the municipality there are the following settlements:


 * Sopište       1365
 * Rakotinci     394
 * Dobri Dol     431
 * Dolno Sonje   707
 * Gorno Sonje   240
 * Barovo	       24
 * Govrlevo      31
 * Čiflik        664
 * Sveta Petka   718
 * Jabolče       44
 * Nova Breznica 89
 * Držilovo      365
 * Patiška Reka  584