Centar Župa ( mk, ; tr, Merkez Jupa) is a
village
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and seat in the
municipality
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Centar Župa
Centar Župa ( mk, ; tr, Merkez Jupa) is a village and seat in the municipality of Centar Župa, North Macedonia. The town is inhabited mainly by Turks.
Demographics
Centar Župa is a new village formed by families who settled in the area and ...
,
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 town is inhabited mainly by
Turks
Turk or Turks may refer to:
Communities and ethnic groups
* Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic languages
* Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
* Turkish citizen, a citizen of the Republic o ...
.
Demographics
Centar Župa is a new village formed by families who settled in the area and originate from the villages of
Balanci,
Bajramovci,
Crno Boci,
Golem Papradnik and
Mal Papradnik.
[ "Центар Жупа како нова населба се формира од доселени фамилии од блиските села: Голем и Мал Папрадник, Баланци, Бајрамовци и Црнобоци."]
As of the
2021 census, Centar Župa had 354 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 304
*Macedonians 33
*Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 13
*Albanians 4
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 800 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. 189.
* Turks
Turk or Turks may refer to:
Communities and ethnic groups
* Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic languages
* Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
* Turkish citizen, a citizen of the Republic o ...
714
* Macedonians 80
* Albanians
The Albanians (; sq, Shqiptarët ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Se ...
4
* Others 2
References
Villages in Centar Župa Municipality
Macedonian Muslim villages
Turkish communities in North Macedonia
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