by NASA. Sculpture of Batko Gjorgjija in the city center Monument Four Poles also located in the center of the city on the main square, Memorial Ossuary and House Museum of Hristijan Todorovski Karpoš. The oldest and biggest church in the town is the St. Nicholas. There are icons from the 13th century in the church. The church represents a masterwork of Andreja Damjanov, an important Macedonian renaissance architect. Church Holy Trinity built in 1902, Church of St. George, Church of St. Petka in the village of Mlado Nagoričane, the Karpino Monastery, the Ascension of Holy Mother in the village of Matejče, Eski Mosque built in 1532, Monument Zebrnjak, Kumanovska Banja in the village of Proevce and Sports Hall Sokolana. Other landmarks are: statue of Woman Fighter, buildings: Zanatski dom and Kasapski Krug and ASNOM memorial center in the village Pelince. Cultural organizations The oldest folklore assemble in North Macedonia, KUD "Panče Pešev" is placed in Kumanovo. This year the assemble is celebrating 80 years of existence. Kumanovo has a library " Tane Georgievski Library", cultural center Trajko Prokopiev, museum and theatre. Several painting colonies and exhibitions take place every year in Kumanovo or in nearby villages. Kumanovo is distinguished by its jazz festival which features bands from all over the world. In 2002 the Macedonian bands Foltin and Dragan Dautovski Quartet performed, and in 2003 Macedonian jazz pianist Simon Kiselicki performed in his 'Beneventan Trio'. Every year Kumanovo has a "Days of Comedy" festival, sponsored by the Macedonian Ministry of Culture, featuring comedies from several Macedonian theatres and also from neighbouring Serbia and Bulgaria. Kumanovo municipality was organizing the manifestation "City of Culture 2006". Demographics Historical The following is a table of historical visits to Kumanovo, along with the number of houses recorded by the visitor. Table below showing historic demographic development according to Yugoslav and Macedonian census data: Present-day The population of the city of Kumanovo according to the 2002 census numbers 77,561, the majority of which are ethnic Macedonians 62.4% (48,416), with a significant minority of ethnic Albanians 23.7% (18,369) and ethnic Serbs 7.4% (5,746). The most common mother tongues in the city were the following: Macedonian, 45,306 (64.0%) Albanian, 18,283 (25.8%) Romani, 4,007 (5.7%) Serbian, 2,399 (3.4%) Turkish, 215 (0.3%) others, 632 (0.9%) The religious composition of the city was the following: Eastern Orthodox Christians, 46,766 (66.0%) Muslims, 22,483 (31.7%) others, 1,593 (2.3%) People In 2009