Pirok

Pirok
Village
Pirok
Pirok
Pirok Location within the Albanian part of North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°55′N 20°55′E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Polog
Municipality	Bogovinje
Population  (2021)
• Total	3,963
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1214
Area code	+389 (0)44
Car plates	TE
Website	.

Pirok (Albanian: Pirok) is a village in the municipality of Bogovinje, North Macedonia. It is located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of Tetovo.

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Pirok had 3,963 residents with the following ethnic composition:[1]

• Albanians 3,695
• Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 268

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 4,701 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

• Albanians 4,701

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Pirok was inhabited by 2008 Muslim Albanians.[3]

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Pirok was inhabited by 660 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. "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
4. Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 212.

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