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Skopje

General information - Location

Country	North Macedonia
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.467,Lat: 42
Elevation	250 meter above sea level
Local time	0:01:50am
Population	467000 (largest city in country)
Name province/region (Единица на локална самоуправа)	Гази Баба
Wiki-website Населено место (Населено место)	Скопје - Гази Баба

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Dracevo	10.7 km	SouthEast
2 Сечиште	20.2 km	NorthWest
3 Кривеник	20.7 km	WestNorthWest
4 Kumanovo	21.2 km	NorthEast
5 Димце	21.5 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Skopje	North-macedonia	0 km	East
2 Приштина	Kosovo	77 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Tirane	Albania	157 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 156 km (direction WestSouthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Albania.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Central Macedonia. The nearest bigger lake is Gračaničko jezero (1.8 km² at a distance of 70.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Macedonian-Kosovarian border with a straight distance of 16.9 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 24 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 99%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is urban.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Skopje International Airport (at a distance of 13 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.4 km2

1.8%

Nature

1 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

25.5 km2

32.5%

Viticulture

1.1 km2

1.5%

Urban area

45.1 km2

57.5%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skopje in country North-macedonia

Skopje at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Medieval Monuments in Kosovo	Serbia	123 km	WestNorthWest
2 Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region	Albania,North Macedonia	129 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Stari Ras and Sopoćani	Serbia	150 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Skopje
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	Bings maps
	Mapquest
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Skopje

Type of weather in Skopje	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	51 %
Daylength at 13 October 2026:	11 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	06:43 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:56 Europe/Amsterdam