Poroj
Village
Порој
Poroj is located in North Macedonia
Poroj
Poroj
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 42°02′N 21°00′E / 42.033°N 21.000°E / 42.033; 21.000
Country North Macedonia
Region Polog
Municipality Tetovo
Population
 (2021)
  Total2,653
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesTE
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Poroj (Macedonian: Порој, Albanian: Poroj) is a village in the municipality of Tetovo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Džepčište.

History

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Poroj appears as being inhabited by an Orthodox Christian Albanian population, which had a mixed Slav-Albanian anthroponomy.

The names include: Behadir, son of Shoq; Dabzhiv, son of Miron; Grop-çe, brother of Vesel-ko; Dimit-ri, son of Stepan; Nikolla, son of Sorgo; Stepani, son of Grop-çe; Gjuro, son of Dano; Dimitri, son of Kroso; Kolja, son of Arbanas; Lush-iq, son of Gjur-in; Gropan, son of Dimitr; Nik-o, son of Andre-ja; Bogdan, son of Pulaq (Pulja); Nikola, his brother Shoqi; Gjuro, son of Pula-q; Lazor, son of Radi-q; Daba's son-in-law Donçe; Dac-a, his son; Roza, widow.[1]


Demographics

According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 2.653 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

Year Macedonian Albanian Turks Romani Vlachs Serbs Bosniaks Others Total
2002 2 2.894 ... ... ... ... ... 3 2.899
2021 2 2.558 ... ... ... ... 1 92 2.653

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Poroj was inhabited by 1022 Muslim Albanians.[3]

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Poroj was inhabited by 440 Muslim Albanians.[4]

Sports

Local football club KF Skënderbeu have played in the Macedonian Third League.

Notable People

References

  1. 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): 112.
  2. 1 2 Macedonian Census (2021), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2021
  3. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm
  4. Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.


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