Strelci (Macedonian: Стрелци, Albanian: Strellcё) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Oslomej.

Strelci
Стрелци
Strellcё
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Strelci is located in North Macedonia
Strelci
Strelci
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°32′N 21°00′E / 41.533°N 21.000°E / 41.533; 21.000
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Kičevo
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
1,078
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesKI
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Demographics

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The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 29 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).[1]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Strelci was inhabited by a total of 599 Muslim Albanians.[2]

As of the 2021 census, Strelci had 1,078 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]

  • Albanians 1,009
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 67
  • Others 2

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1,421 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]

References

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  1. ^ Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.
  2. ^ "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
  3. ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  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. 150.
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