class="apple-converted-space"> Republic of Macedonia, serving as the
economic, industrial, entertainment and educational focal point for the
surrounding municipalities. As of the 2002 census, the Štip municipality alone
had a population of about 47,796. Štip is the largest textile production center
in the country; Center of the
fashion
industry in Macedonia, as well as the
location of the sole public university in Eastern Macedonia,
Goce Delčev University of Štip. The
city of Štip is the seat of
Štip
Municipality. The first known opera performance in
Republic of Macedonia
was staged in Štip in 1925.
