Raven, Gostivar
Raven | |
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Village | |
| Равен | |
Airview of the village | |
Raven Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°47′N 20°51′E / 41.783°N 20.850°E | |
| Country | North Macedonia |
| Region | Polog |
| Municipality | Gostivar |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,116 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | GV |
| Website | . |
Raven (Macedonian: Равен, Albanian: Raven) is a village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia.
History
Raven is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 32 Christian households, 2 widows and 2 bachelors.[1][2]
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Raven had 1,116 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]
- Albanians 1,077
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 33
- Macedonians 2
- Others 4
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1615 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]
- Albanians 1611
- Macedonians 2
- Serbs 1
- Others 1
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Raven was inhabited by 726 Muslim Albanians.[5]
References
- ^ Турски документи за историјата на македонскиот народ кн.4, Методија Соколоски, д-р Александар Стојановски, Скопје 1971
- ^ Rexha, Iljaz (2011). "Vendbanimet dhe popullsia albane gjatë mesjetës në hapësirën e Maqedonisë së sotme: Sipas burimeve sllave dhe osmane". Gjurmime Albanologjike: Seria e Shkencave Historike (41–42): 167–218.
The names were: Gjin, son of Prenush; Pejo, his son; Tana, son of Lazor; Dragoslav, his brother; Dimitri, son of Dushman; Rajko, son of Sotir; Nikolla, son of Prenko; Rajko, son of Sotir; Tan, son of Lazar; Novak, son of Kolesh (Kole-Leshi); Stana, son of Koljesh; Pejo, son of Koljesh; Dimitri, son of Dushman; Bogdan, son of Dushman.
- ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
- ^ 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. 86.
- ^ "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
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