Erekovci (Macedonian: Ерековци, Turkish: Erekler) is a village in the municipality of Prilep, North Macedonia.

Erekovci
Ерековци
Erekler
Village
Erekovci is located in North Macedonia
Erekovci
Erekovci
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°12′46″N 21°28′59″E / 41.21278°N 21.48306°E / 41.21278; 21.48306
Country North Macedonia
Region Pelagonia
Municipality Prilep
Elevation
660 m (2,170 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
217[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7514
Area code+389484XXXXX
Car platesBT
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Demographics

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Erekovci is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467/68 as a village in the vilayet of Manastir. The inhabitants attested largely mixed Slavic-Albanian anthroponyms, such as Gon son of Svetimir.[2]

The Yugoslav census of 1953 recorded 1003 people of whom 736 were Turks, 256 Macedonians, and 1 Romani.[3] The 1961 Yugoslav census recorded 789 people of whom 698 were Macedonians, 89 Turks, and 2 others.[3] The 1971 census recorded 643 people of whom 624 were Macedonians, 16 Turks, 1 Albanian, and 2 others.[3] The 1981 Yugoslav census recorded 684 people of whom 677 were Macedonians and 7 Turks.[3] The Macedonian census of 1994 recorded 455 people of whom 450 were Macedonians, 4 Turks, and 1 other.[3]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 385 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Државен завод за статистика 2021 MK".
  2. ^ Murati, Qemal (2022). "EMRA VETJAKË TË PROVENIENCËS SHQIPTARE NË VILAJETIN E MANASTIRIT NË DRITËN E DEFTERËVE OSMANË TË SHEK. XV". Studime Albanologjike. ITSH: 36. EREKOVCI Gon, i biri i Svetimir-it; Gon, i biri i Marko-s; Gin, i biri i Gerg-it; Nikolla, i biri i Gerg-it
  3. ^ a b c d e Sherafedin Kaso (2005). The settlements with Muslim population in Macedonia. Logos-A. p. 98. ISBN 978-9989-58-155-7.
  4. ^ 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. 186.
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