Selemli ( mk, Селемли, sr, Селемлија/Selemlija) is a

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in the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Bogdanci Bogdanci ( mk, Богданци ) is a small town in North Macedonia, close to the border with Greece. It is located at around , and is the seat of Bogdanci Municipality. Location The space of the Gevgelian ravine that comprise the space of the B ...

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at the border with

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. The village was formerly inhabited by

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, who left the village during

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, and it was repopulated with

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from

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, whose descendants are now the majority.

Geography

The settlement is located in the area of Bojmija, in the southeastern part of the territory of the Municipality of Bogdanci, whose area touches the state border with

and has a crossing. The village is flat, located at an altitude of 150 meters. It is 11 km away from the town of

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 ...

. Selemli is located south from the village of

Stojakovo Stojakovo ( mk, Стојаково) is a village in the municipality of Bogdanci, North Macedonia. It is located close to the Greek border. Demographics According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1,931 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in ...

, with which it is connected by an asphalt road. The area covers 6 km². It is dominated by

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on an area of 390 hectares,

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account for 160 hectares, and

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only 4 hectares. In the southern part of the village there is the small artificial lake Selemlija, built in the 1970s to irrigate the

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Economy

The village has an agricultural function. The population of Selemli is mainly engaged in the cultivation of agricultural products (mostly early vegetables) primarily due to the favorable warm climate and strong Mediterranean influences that penetrate into this region. The cultivation of

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from which quality

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and

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are produced is also present.

Demographics

According to the statistics of the

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ethnographer

Vasil Kanchov Vasil Kanchov ( bg, Васил Кънчов, Vasil Kanchov) (26 July 1862 – 6 February 1902) was a Bulgarian geographer, ethnographer and politician. Biography Vasil Kanchov was born in Vratsa. Upon graduating from High school in Lom, ...

from 1900, the village of Selemli had 250 inhabitants, all

. With the growth of the population, the village went from a small to a medium-sized village. Thus, in 1961, Selemli had 287 inhabitants, and in 1994 the number increased to 342 inhabitants, consisting of 311

and 31 Macedonians. As of the 2021 census, Selemli had 255 residents with the following ethnic composition:Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
/ref> *Serbs 191 *Macedonians 43 *Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 20 *Others 1 According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 327 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. 72. *

292 * Macedonians 35

References

Villages in Bogdanci Municipality Serb communities in North Macedonia Greece–North Macedonia border crossings {{Bogdanci-geo-stub