Krivogaštani ( mk, ) is a
village
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situated near
Prilep
Prilep ( mk, Прилеп ) is the fourth-largest city in North Macedonia. It has a population of 66,246 and is known as "the city under Marko's Towers" because of its proximity to the towers of Prince Marko.
Name
The name of Prilep appear ...
on the
Pelagonia
Pelagonia ( mk, Пелагонија, Pelagonija; el, Πελαγονíα, Pelagonía) is a geographical region of Macedonia named after the ancient kingdom. Ancient Pelagonia roughly corresponded to the present-day municipalities of Bitola, Pri ...
n plain in
North Macedonia
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. The village is a seat of the
Krivogaštani municipality
Krivogaštani Municipality ( mk, ) is a municipality in the western part of North Macedonia. '' Krivogaštani'' is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Pelagonia Statistical Region.
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Demographics
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Krivogaštani appears being largely inhabited by an Albanian population. The register displayed mixed Albanian and Slavic anthroponymy, with instances of individuals bearing both Slavic and Albanian names. The names are: ''Gjin Arbanas (t.Arnaut), Prono (Projo) his brother, Pejo Marin-i, Martin Kovaç-i, Stepan Berisha, Stala Berisha (Berisha)''.
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1,870 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. 125.
* Macedonians 1,860
*Serbs
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The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
1
*Romani
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Ethnicities
* Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia
** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule
* Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ...
8
*Others 1
Sports
Local football club FK Mladost plays in the Macedonian Third League (Center Division).
References
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Villages in Krivogaštani Municipality
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