Vodoča

Vodoča
Village
St. Leontiе Church in the yard of Vodoca Monastery
Vodoča Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°27′N 22°35′E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Southeastern
Municipality	Strumica
Population  (2002)
• Total	318
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Vodoča (Macedonian: Водоча) is a village in Strumica Municipality, North Macedonia. It is located about 5 km (3.1 mi) northeast of Strumica and is home to the St. Leontius Monastery [mk; bg; sr], which was completely reconstructed because of severe damage suffered during an earthquake that occurred in 1931.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 318 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

• Macedonians 316
• Serbs 2

As of 2021, the village of Vodocha has 227 inhabitants and the ethnic composition was the following:[3]

• Macedonians – 216
• Albanians – 1
• Person without Data - 10

References

1. Macedonian Monasteries, Dimitar Kornakov, Skopje 2009.
2. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 182.
3. "Archived". makstat.stat.gov.mk. Archived from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2023.^[dead link‍]