Popolžani
Пополжани
Village
Popolžani is located in North Macedonia
Popolžani
Popolžani
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°28′40″N 20°55′17″E / 41.477820°N 20.921276°E / 41.477820; 20.921276
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Kičevo
Population
 (2021)
  Total115
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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Popolžani (Macedonian: Пополжани) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former Drugovo Municipality.

Demographics

The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 10 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).[1]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Popolžani was inhabited by a total of 171 Bulgarians.[2]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 109 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

As of the 2021 census, Popolžani had 115 residents with the following ethnic composition:[4]

  • Macedonians 114
  • Others 1

References

  1. Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.
  2. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm
  3. 1 2 Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 237.
  4. Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021


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