Osoj

Osoj
Village
Осој
Osoj Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°31′44″N 20°55′53″E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Southwestern
Municipality	Kičevo
Population  (2002)
• Total	593
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates	KI
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Osoj (Macedonian: Осој) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia.

Etymology

Toponym derives from Proto-Slavic *osojь, meaning a shady place.

Demographics

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Osoj was inhabited by a total of 229 Bulgarians and 53 Serbophone Orthodox Albanians.[1]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 593 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

• Macedonians – 397
• Romani – 169
• Albanians – 67
• Serbs – 2
• Others – 28

As of the 2021 census, Osoj had 410 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]

• Macedonians 142
• Albanians 27
• Roma 199
• Others 1
• Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 41

References

1. "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
2. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 113.
3. Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021

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