Dolna Ǵonovica (Macedonian: Долна Ѓоновица, Albanian: Gjonovicë e Poshtme) is a village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia.

Dolna Ǵonovica
Долна Ѓоновица
Gjonovicë e Poshtme
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Dolna Ǵonovica is located in North Macedonia
Dolna Ǵonovica
Dolna Ǵonovica
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°43′N 20°54′E / 41.717°N 20.900°E / 41.717; 20.900
Country North Macedonia
Region Polog
Municipality Gostivar
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
35
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesGV
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Name

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The name stems from the Albanian name Gjon plus the Slavic suffix ov/ica.[1]

Demographics

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As of the 2021 census, Dolna Ǵonovica had 35 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]

  • Albanians 22
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 8
  • Macedonians 5

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 242 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Dolna Ǵonovica was inhabited by 274 Muslim Albanians.[4]

References

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  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): 167–218.
  2. ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  3. ^ 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. 96.
  4. ^ "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
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