Kolari (Macedonian: Колари, Albanian: Kollarё) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former Zajas Municipality.
Kolari
Колари Kollarё | |
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Village | |
.JPG) Road towards Kolari | |
  Kolari Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°38′N 20°55′E / 41.633°N 20.917°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southwestern |
| Municipality |  Kičevo |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 421 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | KI |
| Website | . |
History
editDuring the period of 1912-1913, members of the Serbian army massacred a total of 7 Albanian men from the village.[1]
Demographics
editThe village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 41 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).[2]
As of the 2021 census, Kolari had 421 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]
- Albanians 388
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 33
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 880 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]
- Albanians 879
- Macedonians 1
References
edit- ^ Hyseni, Safet (2007). Varrezat masive në Kërçovë dhe rrethinë. Kičevo: DEA. p. 66-67. ISBN 9789989143373.
- ^ Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.
- ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
- ^ a b Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 103.