Golema Rečica

Golema Rečica Голема Речица Reçicë e Madhe
Village
Golema Rečica Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°59′N 20°57′E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Polog
Municipality	Tetovo
Population  (2021)
• Total	3.604
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates	TE
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Golema Rečica (Macedonian: Голема Речица, Albanian: Reçicë e Madhe) is a village in the municipality of Tetovo, North Macedonia.

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 3.604 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the village include:[1]

• Albanians 3.422
• Macedonians 1
• Others 181

Year	Macedonian	Albanian	Turks	Romani	Vlachs	Serbs	Bosniaks	Others	Total
2002	4	3.949	...	...	...	...	...	24	3.977
2021	1	3.422	...	...	...	...	...	181	3.604

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Golema Rečica was inhabited by 1303 Muslim Albanians.[2]

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Golema Rečica was inhabited by 380 Muslim Albanians.[3]

Sports

Local football club KF Reçica plays in the Macedonian Third League (West Division).

References

1. Macedonian Census (2021), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion Archived 2022-12-25 at the Wayback Machine, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2021
2. "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
3. Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.