Mogorče

Mogorče
Village
Могорче
Mogorče
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°32′N 20°37′E / 41.533°N 20.617°E / 41.533; 20.617
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Debar
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
1,794
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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Mogorče (Macedonian: Могорче) is a village in the municipality of Debar, in the area of Mala Reka, North Macedonia. Near the village is the Elen Skok bridge.

Demographics

Mogorče (Movirçe) is recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a settlement in the ziamet of Reka. The village had a total of 5 households, the heads of which in majority bore typical Albanian personal names, albeit in minority alongside Slavic personal names: Nenka i Kojos; Pop Janko; Peter Berisha; Petër Lasteniça; Vasili from Çermenika.[1]

Mogorče has traditionally been inhabited by Orthodox Macedonians and a Torbeš population.[2]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1794 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 1334 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:

References

  1. ^ Caka, Eduart (2019). Defteri i hollësishëm për zonat e dibrës i vitit 1467. Tiranë: Akademia e studimeve albanologjike instituti historisë. p. 118-119.
  2. ^ Vidoeski, Božidar (1998). Dijalektite na makedonskiot jazik. Vol. 1. Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. ISBN 9789989649509. p. 214. "Заедно со македонско христијанско население Торбеши живеат и во селата: Могорче, Требиште, Велебрдо, Ростуше, Јанче, Долно Косоврасти (во Река),"
  3. ^ 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. 167.
  4. ^ "Mogorče (Debar, Southwest Region, North Macedonia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-08-14.