Demir Kapija Municipality Општина Демир Капија
Urban municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 41°24′32″N 22°14′38″E / 41.409°N 22.244°E / 41.409; 22.244
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Vardar
Municipal seat	Demir Kapija
Government
• Mayor	Lazar Petrov (SDSM)
Area
• Total	311.06 km2 (120.10 sq mi)
Elevation	202 m (663 ft)
Population
• Total	3,777
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Postal Code	1442
Area Code	034
Vehicle registration	DK
Website	www.demirkapija.gov.mk

Demir Kapija (Macedonian: Демир Капија [ˌdɛmir ˈkapija] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in southern part of North Macedonia. Demir Kapija, which means "iron door" or "iron gate" in Turkish, is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Demir Kapija Municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region.

Geography

The Došnica river which springs from Mount Kožuf is the source of drinking water and hydroelectric power production (at Čiflik) for the municipality.^[1]

The municipality borders

• Negotino Municipality to the northwest,
• Konče Municipality to the northeast,
• Valandovo Municipality to the east,
• Gevgelija Municipality to the southeast, and
• Kavadarci Municipality to the southwest.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2021 this municipality has 3,777 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

Populated settlements include:

• Demir Kapija (seat)
• Barovo
• Besvica
• Bistrenci
• Čelevec
• Čiflik
• Dračevica
• Dren
• Iberli
• Klisura
• Košarka
• Koprišnica
• Korešnica
• Prždevo
• Strmaševo