Rakovec, Bogovinje

Rakovec
Village
Раковец
Rakovec Location within Republic of Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°55′14″N 20°53′57″E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Polog
Municipality	Bogovinje
Population  (2021)
• Total	577
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates	TE
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Rakovec (Macedonian: Раковец, Albanian: Rakovec) is a village in the municipality of Bogovinje, North Macedonia.

History

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Rakovec appears as being largely inhabited by an Orthodox Christian Albanian population. Due to Slavicisation, some families had a mixed Slav-Albanian anthroponomy - usually a Slavic first name and an Albanian last name or last names with Albanian patronyms and Slavic suffixes.

The names are: Koj-o, son of Gjon; Tano, siromah (poor); Nik-o, the son of Petr-o-; Gjon, brother of Gjur-o; Atmaxha, his son; Gjuro, son of Pavl; Bajo-Pejo, son of Gjon; Koja, son of Gjon; Nikolla, son of Petro; Gjuro, son of Pavl; Nikolla, son of Gjurgji.[1]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Rakovec was inhabited by 584 Muslim Albanians.[2]

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Rakovec had 577 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]

• Albanians 548
• Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 29

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 811 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]

• Albanians 807
• Others 4

References

1. Rexha, Iljaz (2012). "POPULLSIA ALBANE GJATË MESJETËS NË HAPSIRËN E MAQEDONISË SË SOTME" (43): 17. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
3. Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
4. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 72.

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