City in North Macedonia Skopje Скопје City City of Skopje Град Скопје From top to bottom, left to right: Stone Bridge Macedonian National Theatre • Suli An in the Old Bazaar MRT Center • Porta Macedonia • Warrior on a Horse statue Skopje Fortress Flag Coat of arms Skopje Location of Skopje in North Macedonia Show map of Republic of North Macedonia Skopje Skopje (Europe) Show map of Europe Coordinates: 42°0′N 21°26′Eufeff / ufeff42.000°N 21.433°Eufeff / 42.000; 21.433Coordinates: 42°0′N 21°26′Eufeff / ufeff42.000°N 21.433°Eufeff / 42.000; 21.433 Country North Macedonia Region Skopje Municipality Greater Skopje Government •xa0Type Special unit of local self-government •xa0Body Skopje City Council •xa0Mayor Petre Šilegov (SDSM) Area •xa0City 571.46xa0km2 (220.64xa0sqxa0mi) •xa0Urban 337.80xa0km2 (130.43xa0sqxa0mi) •xa0Metro 1,854.00xa0km2 (715.83xa0sqxa0mi) Elevation 240xa0m (790xa0ft) Population (2015)[1] •xa0City 544,086 •xa0Density 950/km2 (2,500/sqxa0mi) Demonym(s) Skopjan[2] Time zone UTC+1 (CET) •xa0Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal codes МК-10 00 Area code(s) +389 2 ISO 3166 code MK-85 Car plates SK Climate BSk Website www.skopje.gov.mk