Vrapčište
Vrapčište (Macedonian: ⓘ, Turkish: Vrapçişte, Albanian: Vrapçisht) is a village and seat of the municipality of Vrapčište, North Macedonia.
Vrapčište
Врапчиште Vrapçisht Vrapçişte | |
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Village | |
  Vrapčište Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°50′02″N 20°53′07″E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Vrapčište |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 4,003 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | GV |
| Website | . |
History
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Vrapčište was inhabited by 1300 Turks, 325 Orthodox Bulgarians, 165 Muslim Albanians and 50 Romani.[1]
A policy of Turkification of the Albanian population was employed by the Yugoslav authorities in cooperation with the Turkish government, stretching the period of 1948-1959. Starting in 1948, Turkish schools were opened in areas with large Albanian majorities, such as Vrapčište.[2]
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Vrapčište had 4,003 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]
- Turks 2,765
- Albanians 912
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 203
- Macedonians 118
- Others 5
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 4,874 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]
- Turks 2,899
- Albanians 1,777
- Macedonians 172
- Others 26
Sports
Local football club FK Vrapčište plays in the OFS Gostivar league.
References
- Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.
- Lita, Qerim (2009). "SHPËRNGULJA E SHQIPTARËVE NGA MAQEDONIA NË TURQI (1953-1959)". Studime Albanologjike. ITSH: 75-82.
- 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. 84.
