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Popovjani

Coordinates: 41°37′N 21°00′E / 41.617°N 21.000°E / 41.617; 21.000
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Popovjani
Поповјани
Popojan
Village
Popovjani
Popovjani
Popovjani is located in North Macedonia
Popovjani
Popovjani
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°37′N 21°00′E / 41.617°N 21.000°E / 41.617; 21.000
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Kičevo
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
142
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesKI
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Popovjani (Macedonian: Поповјани, Albanian: Popojan) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It was previously in Oslomej Municipality until that municipality was merged into Kičevo Municipality.

History

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During the period of 1912-1913, members the Serbian army led by chetnik Mikajle Brodski massacred a total of 46 Albanians in the village. The bodies were buried in mass graves.[1]

Demographics

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The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 20 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).[2]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Popovjani was inhabited by a total of 193 Muslim Albanians and 120 Serbs.[3]

As of the 2021 census, Popovjani had 142 residents with the following ethnic composition:[4]

  • Albanians 135
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 6
  • Macedonians 1

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 399 inhabitants.[5] Ethnic groups in the village include:[5]

References

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  1. ^ Hyseni, Safet (2007). Varrezat masive në Kërçovë dhe rrethinë. Kičevo: DEA. p. 42-47. ISBN 9789989143373.
  2. ^ Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.
  3. ^ "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
  4. ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  5. ^ a b Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 149.
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