Drugovo
Другово
Village
View of Drugovo with village mosque in the background
View of Drugovo with village mosque in the background
Drugovo is located in North Macedonia
Drugovo
Drugovo
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°29′N 20°55′E / 41.483°N 20.917°E / 41.483; 20.917
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Kičevo
Population
 (2021)
 • Total1,545
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesKI
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Drugovo (Macedonian: Друговоⓘ) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It was the seat of the now-defunct Drugovo Municipality.

Name

The village in Albanian is known as Drugovë.[1]

History

After the capture of the village by Partisan forces, 24 Albanian men were executed by the incoming communist forces, with the pretext of cooperating with Fascisct forces.[2]

Demographics

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Drugovo was inhabited by 260 Muslim Albanians.[3]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Drugovo was inhabited by a total of 588 people, 537 of whom were Muslim Albanians and 51 Bulgarians.[4]

The Yugoslav census of 1948 recorded 537 people of whom 478 were Albanians and 59 Macedonians.[1] The Yugoslav census of 1953 recorded 610 people of whom 358 were Turks, 179 Albanians, 70 Macedonians and 3 others.[1] The 1961 Yugoslav census recorded 606 people of whom 412 were Macedonians, 141 Turks, 46 Albanians and 7 others.[1] The 1971 census recorded 944 people of whom 764 were Macedonians, 151 Turks, 19 Albanians and 13 others.[1] The 1981 Yugoslav census recorded 1291 people of whom 1046 were Macedonians, 149 Turks, 55 Bosniaks, 32 Albanians and 9 others.[1]

The Macedonian census of 1994 recorded 1398 people of whom 1171 were Macedonians, 153 Turks, 61 Albanians and 13 others.[1]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1,492 inhabitants.[5] Ethnic groups in the village include:[5]

As of the 2021 census, Drugovo had 1,545 residents with the following ethnic composition:[6]

  • Macedonians 1,276
  • Turks 122
  • Albanians 81
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 60
  • Others 6

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sherafedin Kaso (2005). The settlements with Muslim population in Macedonia. Logos-A. p. 92. ISBN 978-9989-58-155-7..
  2. ↑ Hyseni, Safet (2007). Varrezat masive në Kërçovë dhe rrethinë. Kičevo: DEA. p. 147-148. ISBN 9789989143373.
  3. ↑ Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 256.
  4. ↑ http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm
  5. 1 2 Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 99.
  6. ↑ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
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