Arangel

Arangel Арангел Haranjell
Village
Arangel Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°36′N 21°01′E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Southwestern
Municipality	Kičevo
Population  (2021)
• Total	292
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates	KI
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Arangel (Macedonian: Арангел, Albanian: Haranjell) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Oslomej.

History

After the capture of the village by Partisan forces, 7 Albanian men were executed by the incoming communist forces.[1]

Demographics

The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village was divided in two timars, one having 8 and the other 38 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).[2]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Arangel was inhabited by a total of 339 Muslim Albanians.[3]

As of the 2021 census, Arangel had 292 residents with the following ethnic composition:[4]

• Albanians 278
• Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 13
• Others 1

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 709 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[5]

• Albanians: 708
• Others: 1

References

1. Hyseni, Safet (2007). Varrezat masive në Kërçovë dhe rrethinë. Kičevo: DEA. p. 133. ISBN 9789989143373.
2. Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.
3. "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
4. Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
5. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 149.

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