Rečane, Gostivar
Rečane (Macedonian: Речане, Albanian: Reçan) is a village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia.
Rečane
Речане Reçan | |
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Village | |
 Airview of the village | |
  Rečane Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°45′N 20°50′E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Gostivar |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 683 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | GV |
| Website | . |
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Rečane had 683 residents with the following ethnic composition:[1]
- Albanians 664
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 18
- Macedonians 1
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1054 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]
- Albanians 1038
- Others 16
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Rečane was inhabited by 1353 Muslim Albanians.[3]
The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 81 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).[4]
Sports
Local football club KF Përparimi have played in the Macedonian Third League.
References
- Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
- Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 86.
- http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm
- Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.
Notable people
- Nazmi Mehmeti (1918-1995) - Albanian community leader in New Zealand
External links
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