Veles

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Veles

Total population

43,716

Coordinates41.72°, 21.77°

Demographic figures from State Statistical Office (North Macedonia). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Veles is a city in the central part of North Macedonia on the Vardar river. The city of Veles is the seat of Veles Municipality. Veles is the seventh largest Macedonian city with a total population of 40,664. The largest cities in the proximity of Veles are: Skopje – the capital and the largest city of North Macedonia – 54 km in the northwest direction, Štip 43 km to the east, Sveti Nikole 34 km to the northeast, Prilep 79 km in the southwest direction, and Kavadarci and Negotino 43 km and 40 km respectively to the southeast. Veles is on the crossroad of important international road and rail lines. For all these reasons, Veles is considered to have a good geolocation within North Macedonia.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.