The municipalities are the first-order administrative divisions of North Macedonia.
North Macedonia is currently organized into 80 municipalities (Macedonian: општини, opštini; singular: општина, opština, Albanian: komunat; singular: komuna), established in February 2013; 10 of the municipalities constitute the City of Skopje (or Greater Skopje), a distinct unit of local self-governance and the country's capital.
Prior to this, local government was organized into 34 administrative districts, communes, or counties (also opštini).
In turn, North Macedonia is subdivided into eight statistical regions (Macedonian: статистички региони, statistički regioni; Albanian: rajonet statistike), established in 2007 and based on the municipal framework; one of these regions, Skopje, encompasses Greater Skopje and the surrounding area.
As of the 2002 census, area figures for Aerodrom and Butel municipalities are unavailable and included in those of other municipalities in Skopje region ^ Municipalities, 10 in total, forming the City of Skopje (Град Скопје) ^ Hierarchical Administrative Subdivision Codes (HASC) ^ The boundaries for Debar municipality in the Southwestern region were revised in 2004 to include some territory of Rostuša municipality, the predecessor of Mavrovo and Rostuša municipality, in Polog region ^ Total area includes 577 km2 (223 sq mi) of inland water not distributed by municipality/region