Bosniaks in North Macedonia
Бошњаците во Северна Македонија
Bošnjaci u Sjevernoj Makedoniji
Total population
17,018 (2002)
Regions with significant populations
Skopje7,585[1]
Veles Municipality2,406[1]
Dolneni Municipality2,380[1]
Studeničani Municipality1,662[1]
Petrovec Municipality1,442[1]
Languages
Bosnian, Macedonian
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Bosniaks in Kosovo
Report of the engagement of the Turkish authorities in Skopje over the settlers from Bosnia and Herzegovina: was created Muhadzhir-Ottoman Club, temporary school. The report recommends that the Serbian government has to try to acquire the settlers to the Serbian side, by opening the pub, barber shop and reading room. (Skopje, February 6, 1910)

The Bosniaks in North Macedonia (Macedonian: Бошњаци, Bosnian: Bošnjaci / Бошњаци) number 17,018 people according to the 2002 census.[1] The population is largely concentrated in and around the capital Skopje, but also in the municipalities of Veles and Dolneni.

Culture

Religion

Bosniaks started settling in Macedonia after the Congress of Berlin in 1878. Bosniaks in the Republic of Macedonia are predominantly adherents to Sunni Islam.

History

In 1952, Yugoslavia and Turkey signed a free emigration agreement that allowed for Muslims in Yugoslavia to migrate to Turkey. Some of these individuals from more northern portions of Yugoslavia did not complete their migrations and instead settled in Macedonia, including 5,276 Bosniaks from Sandžak.[2]

The historical censuses in Yugoslavia recorded "Muslims" (Muslimani), the so-called ethnic Muslims, in the SR Macedonia at the numbers of: 1,248 (0.1%) in 1971; 39,512 (2.1%) in 1981; 35,256 (1.7%) in 1991.

Notable individuals

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Popis Na Naselenieto, Domaḱinstvata i Stanovite vo Republika Makedonija, 2002 [Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Macedonia, 2002] (PDF). Државен завод за статистика. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. ↑ Историја и географија. Институт за новију историју Србије,Географски институт "Јован Цвијић" САНУ. 2014. p. 351. ISBN 9788670051256.
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