Latovo ( mk, Латово) is a small
village
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located in the region of
Porece in the
municipality
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of
Makedonski Brod
Makedonski Brod ( mk, Македонски Брод ; meaning "Macedonian Ford") is a small town in the central part of North Macedonia, on the south-eastern part of Suva Gora, western Karadžica and south-western Dautica mountains. The town is ...
,
North Macedonia
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. It used to be part of the former municipality of
Samokov
Samokov ( bg, Самоков ) is a town in Sofia Province in the southwest of Bulgaria. It is situated in a basin between the mountains Rila and Vitosha, 55 kilometres from the capital Sofia. Due to the suitable winter sports conditions, Sam ...
.
Name
The settlement took its name from the term ''Latin'', which in the Middle Ages was used by the Slavic and
Aromanian Orthodox communities to refer to
Catholic Albanians. The toponym ''Latinski Grobišta''- "Graves of the Latins" is found nearby.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 85 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. 168.
* Macedonians 85
References
Villages in Makedonski Brod Municipality
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