Kamenjane ( mk, Kameњaнe, sq, Kamjan) is a village in the municipality of

Bogovinje Bogovinje ( mk, ; sq, Bogovinë /bɒgɒviːnə/) is a village in the municipality of Bogovinje, North Macedonia. It is a seat of the Bogovinje municipality. Sports The village also has a stadium home to FK Drita called Stadion Bogovinje. Demogr ...

, North Macedonia. It is located about seven kilometres west of

Tetovo Tetovo ( mk, Тетово, , sq, Tetovë/Tetova) is a city in the northwestern part of North Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena River. The municipality of Tetovo covers an area of at above sea level, w ...

. The name (Kamenyane - English spelling) means ''stoneville'' in English. Kamenjane used to be the seat of a separate municipality that bore its name before it was merged with that of

in 2004.

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Kamenjane had 3,654 residents with the following ethnic composition: *Albanians 3,385 *Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 265 *Bosniaks 3 *Macedonians 2 *Others 1 According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 4,834 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. 110. *

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 ...

4,825 *

Bosniaks The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry ...

1 *Others 8 According to the 1942

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

census, Kamenjane was inhabited by 1670

Muslim Albanians Islam in Albania mainly arrived during the Ottoman period when the majority of Albanians over time converted to Islam. Following the Albanian National Awakening (Rilindja) tenets and the deemphasizing of religion during the 20th century, t ...

. In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Kamenjane was inhabited by 630 Muslim Albanians.Vasil Kanchov (1900).
Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics
'. Sofia. p. 264.

Sports

The local football club,

KF Kamjani KF Kamjani ( mk, ФК Камјан, ''FK Kamjan'') is a football club based in the village of Kamjan near Tetovo, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian Third League The Macedonian Third League ( mk, Македонс� ...

, plays in the

Macedonian Third League The Macedonian Third League ( mk, Македонска Трета Лига - Makedonska Treta Liga) is the third highest football competition in North Macedonia. In 2019–20, the competition will be divided into five divisions named Third Leagu ...

(West Division).

References

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Villages in Bogovinje Municipality Albanian communities in North Macedonia {{Bogovinje-geo-stub