Veles, North Macedonia

Veles Велес (Macedonian)
Town
From the top, View of Veles from across the Vardar River, Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church, Statue of Ilindentzi
Flag Seal
Veles Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°43′12″N 21°47′36″E / 41.72000°N 21.79333°E / 41.72000; 21.79333
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Vardar
Municipality	Veles
Government
• Mayor	Marko Kolev[1] (VMRO-DPMNE)
Population  (2021)
• Total	40,664
Demonym	Veleshanec/Veleshanka
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1400
Area code	+389 043
Vehicle registration	VE
Website	www.Veles.gov.mk/

Veles (Macedonian: Велес [ˈvɛlɛs] ^ⓘ) is a city in the central part of North Macedonia on the Vardar river. The city of Veles is the seat of Veles Municipality. Veles is the sixth largest Macedonian city with a total population of 43,716 (census 2002). The largest cities in the proximity of Veles are: Skopje - the capital and the largest city of North Macedonia - 54 km in the northwest direction, Štip 43 km to the east, Sveti Nikole 34 km to the northeast, Prilep 79 km in the southwest direction, and Kavadarci and Negotino 43 km and 40 km respectively to the southeast. Veles is on the crossroad of important international road and rail lines. For all these reasons, Veles is considered to have a good geolocation within North Macedonia.