Vrapčište

Vrapčište Врапчиште Vrapçisht Vrapçişte
Village
Vrapčište Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°50′02″N 20°53′07″E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Polog
Municipality	Vrapčište
Population  (2021)
• Total	4,003
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates	GV
Website	.

Vrapčište (Macedonian: Врапчиште^ⓘ, Turkish: Vrapçişte, Albanian: Vrapçisht) is a village and seat of the municipality of Vrapčište, North Macedonia.

History

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Vrapčište was inhabited by 1300 Turks, 325 Orthodox Macedonians, 165 Muslim Albanians and 50 Romani.[1]

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Vrapčište had 4,003 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]

• Turks 2,765
• Albanians 912
• Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 203
• Macedonians 118
• Others 5

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 4,874 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

• Turks 2,899
• Albanians 1,777
• Macedonians 172
• Others 26

Sports

Local football club FK Vrapčište plays in the OFS Gostivar league.

References

1. Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.
2. Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
3. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 84.

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