Popovjani

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.

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
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Kičevo
Population
 (2021)
 • Total142
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesKI
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History

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

Demographics

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
  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. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm
  4. Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  5. 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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