Kosel, North Macedonia

Kosel Косел
View of Kosel
Kosel Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°10′N 20°50′E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Southwestern
Municipality	Ohrid
Population  (2021)
• Total	566
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Kosel (Macedonian: Косел) is a village in the municipality of Ohrid, North Macedonia.

The village is known for its proximity to the extinct volcano Duvalo, which gives the village and its surroundings a permanent sulfuric scent.

Painting in the Church of St. Nicholas in Kosel

The population of Kosel Municipality, which merged with Ohrid Municipality in 2002, was 1,369.[1]

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Kosel had 566 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]

• Macedonians 553
• Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 9
• Others 4

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 586 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

• Macedonians 576
• Serbs 6
• Others 4

Sports

Local football club FK Vulkan plays in the OFS Ohrid league.

References

1. crwflags
2. "Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021". Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
3. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion Archived 2017-01-12 at the Wayback Machine, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 117.