Čerkezi
Черкези Çerkez | |
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Village | |
_-_panoramio.jpg.webp) View of the village | |
  Čerkezi Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 42°07′N 21°41′E / 42.117°N 21.683°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Northeastern |
| Municipality |  Kumanovo |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 3,137 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | KU |
| Website | . |
Čerkezi (Macedonian: Черкези, Albanian: Çerkez) is a village in the municipality of Kumanovo, North Macedonia.
Demographics
According to the statistics of Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900 the settlement is recorded as Čerkezko Selo as having 120 inhabitants, all Circassians recent emigrants who survived the Circassian Genocide.[1] As of the 2021 census, Čerkezi had 3,137 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]
- Albanians 3,027
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 99
- Turks 5
- Macedonians 3
- Others 3
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 3,741 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]
- Albanians 3,719
- Macedonians 2
- Bosniaks 4
- Others 16
References
- ↑ Vasil Kanchov. "Macedonia. "Ethnography and statistics." Sofia, 1900, p. 215
- ↑ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
- 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. 130.
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