Čepigovo / Chepigovo
Чепигово
Village
Čepigovo is a village in Municipality of Prilep, North Macedonia.
Čepigovo / Chepigovo is located in North Macedonia
Čepigovo / Chepigovo
Čepigovo / Chepigovo
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°14′52″N 21°23′44″E / 41.24778°N 21.39556°E / 41.24778; 21.39556
Country North Macedonia
Region Pelagonia
Municipality Prilep
Elevation
750 m (2,460 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total149[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Area code+389484XXXXX

Čepigovo is a village in Municipality of Prilep, North Macedonia.

Geography and location

The village is located in Prilep valley, of the broader Pelagonia valley, located 22.5 km southwest of Prilep.

History

Close to the village are the remains of the ancient city of Stibera, which existed from the 3rd century BC, until the 3rd century AD.

The village is mentioned in the Turkish census books from 1467/68, as part of the Vilayet-I Prilepe, under the name Čapugo, where 50 families and 2 unmarried men lived, all Christians.

It used to be part of the former municipality of Topolčani.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 162 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

The following table is a summary of the demographics 1900-2002:[3]

Year 1900 1905 1948 1953 1961 1971 1981 1991 1994 2002
Population 73[4] 80[5] 146 188 216 197 218 186 167 162

Families

All of the families have settled from elsewhere:[6]

Debresliovci, settled from Debrešte in the 19th century; Bilevci, and Rtovci, formerly a single family, settled in the 19th century from the village of Poeševo, near Bitola; Marijovci, settled from a village in Mariovo; Belocrkvanci, settled after 1912 from the village of Bela Crkva, there they were named Prčkovci; Ilinci, settled from Ilino (Golemo or Malo); and Smilevci, settled from Babino, near Demir Hisar.

References

  1. "Државен завод за статистика 2021 MK".
  2. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 187.
  3. "Население на Република Македонија според изјаснувањето за етничката припадност, по населени места, според пописите на население 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 1994 и 2002 година (согласно територијалната организација од 1996 година)". PX-Web. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  4. Кънчов, Васил. „Македония. Етнография и статистика“. София, 1900, стр. 245.
  5. Brancoff, D.M.. "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne". Paris, 1905, pp. 150-151.
  6. Trifunoski, Jovan, F. (1998). Bitoljsko-Prilepska Kotlina. Belgrade. p. 245.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.