Bogovinje

Bogovinje Боговиње Bogovinë
Village
View of the village
Bogovinje Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°55′24″N 20°54′48″E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Polog
Municipality	Bogovinje
Government
• mayor	Besnik Emshiu (BDI)
Elevation	503 m (1,650 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	5,239
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1220
Car plates	TE

Bogovinje (Macedonian: Боговиње^ⓘ; Albanian: 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.

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Bogovinje had 5,239 residents with the following ethnic composition:[1]

• Albanians 4,829
• Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 405
• Macedonians 1
• Others 4

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 6328 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

• Albanians 6273
• Macedonians 1
• Romani 5
• Others 49

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Bogovinje was inhabited by 2023 Muslim Albanians.[3]

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Bogovinje was inhabited by 600 Muslim Albanians.[4]

References

1. Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
2. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 72.
3. Bespyatov, Tim. "Ethnic/religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures". Retrieved 11 December 2024.
4. Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.

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