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Veles, North Macedonia

Southern Europe

Veles is a city in the central part of North Macedonia on the Vardar river and the seat of Veles Municipality. It is the seventh-largest city in the country, with a population of 40,664, and sits on important international road and rail routes, with the capital Skopje 54 kilometers to the northwest.

Facts
Population
40,664 1
Founding Year
168 BCE 2
Founding Year
168 BCE 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 4
Sources
1. Veles, North Macedonia (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
Quote, P1082 (population)
population 40,664 (2021)
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2. Wikipedia (Macedonian): Велес
Wikipedia (Macedonian)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: -168
    Велес како урбана населба датира уште од 168 година п.н.е.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: -168
    Велес како урбана населба датира уште од 168 година п.н.е.
  • Source text, founding-year: 168
    Велес како урбана населба датира уште од 168 година п.н.е.
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 41.75, 21.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 41.75, 21.75
41.75 21.75 Cfb
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4. GeoNames: Veles - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 785058, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
Quote, cities500 record 785058, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
41.71719 21.77196 P PPLA MK F1 57873 207 Europe/Skopje
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Veles, North Macedonia (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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