Kosturino (in Macedonian Костурино) is a village in the municipality of Strumica, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Kukliš.
Kosturino
Костурино | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 St. Demetrious Church in the village Kosturino, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 1931 | |
  Kosturino Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°21′26″N 22°36′34″E / 41.35722°N 22.60944°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southeastern |
| Municipality |  Strumica |
| Elevation | 506 m (1,660 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 1,280 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.strumica.gov.mk |
The village and the mountains around it were the scene of the Battle of Kosturino between Bulgarians and a combined force of British and French troops in December 1915.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1,280 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the village include:[1]
- Macedonians 1,276
- Turks 1
- Serbs 2
- Others 1
As of 2021, the village of Kosturino has 895 inhabitants and the ethnic composition was the following:[2]
- Macedonians – 803
- Albanians – 4
- Serbs – 2
- others – 3
- Person without Data - 83
References
edit- ^ 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. 127.
- ^ "Archived". makstat.stat.gov.mk. Archived from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2023.[dead link]