Čelevec ( mk, Челевец) is a small village in the western area of the
Demir Kapija Municipality
Demir Kapija ( mk, Демир Капија ) is a municipality in southern part of North Macedonia. '' Demir Kapija'', which means "iron door" or "iron gate" in Turkish, is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Demir Kapija ...
of
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...
. The population is majority
Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
. The village is located in a wooded area between mountains. The village is accessed, either by a hillside path from
Gevgelija
Gevgelija ( mk, Гевгелија; ) is a town with a population of 15,685 located in the very southeast of the North Macedonia along the banks of the Vardar River, situated at the country's main border with Greece (Bogorodica-Evzoni), the point ...
, or a road from the village of
Korešnica
Korešnica ( mk, Корешница) is the largest village in the municipality of Demir Kapija in North Macedonia. It is mixed ethnically Turks, Serbs, and ethnic Macedonians. It is seen from the main highway on the opposite side of Demir Kapija ...
.
Demographics
As of the
2021 census, ÄŒelevec had 43 residents with the following ethnic composition:
Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
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*Turks: 38
*Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources: 4
*Albanians: 1
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 52 inhabitants.[ Ethnic groups in the village include:][Macedonian Census (2002)]
''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion''
The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 314.
* Turks: 52
References
Notes
* Demir Kapija: From Prehistory to Today , p 96
Villages in Demir Kapija Municipality
Turkish communities in North Macedonia
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