Drugovo
Drugovo (Macedonian: ⓘ) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It was the seat of the now-defunct Drugovo Municipality.
Drugovo
Другово | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 View of Drugovo with village mosque in the background | |
  Drugovo Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°29′N 20°55′E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southwestern |
| Municipality |  Kičevo |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,545 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | KI |
| Website | . |
Name
The village in Albanian is known as Drugovë.[1]
History
After the capture of the village by Partisan forces, 24 Albanian men were executed by the incoming communist forces, with the pretext of cooperating with Fascisct forces.[2]
Demographics
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Drugovo was inhabited by 260 Muslim Albanians.[3]
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Drugovo was inhabited by a total of 588 people, 537 of whom were Muslim Albanians and 51 Bulgarians.[4]
The Yugoslav census of 1948 recorded 537 people of whom 478 were Albanians and 59 Macedonians.[1] The Yugoslav census of 1953 recorded 610 people of whom 358 were Turks, 179 Albanians, 70 Macedonians and 3 others.[1] The 1961 Yugoslav census recorded 606 people of whom 412 were Macedonians, 141 Turks, 46 Albanians and 7 others.[1] The 1971 census recorded 944 people of whom 764 were Macedonians, 151 Turks, 19 Albanians and 13 others.[1] The 1981 Yugoslav census recorded 1291 people of whom 1046 were Macedonians, 149 Turks, 55 Bosniaks, 32 Albanians and 9 others.[1]
The Macedonian census of 1994 recorded 1398 people of whom 1171 were Macedonians, 153 Turks, 61 Albanians and 13 others.[1]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1,492 inhabitants.[5] Ethnic groups in the village include:[5]
- Macedonians 1,250
- Albanians 108
- Turks 128
- Romani 1
- Serbs 2
- Others 3
As of the 2021 census, Drugovo had 1,545 residents with the following ethnic composition:[6]
- Macedonians 1,276
- Turks 122
- Albanians 81
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 60
- Others 6
References
- Sherafedin Kaso (2005). The settlements with Muslim population in Macedonia. Logos-A. p. 92. ISBN 978-9989-58-155-7..
- Hyseni, Safet (2007). Varrezat masive në Kërçovë dhe rrethinë. Kičevo: DEA. p. 147-148. ISBN 9789989143373.
- Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 256.
- http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm
- Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 99.
- Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
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