Macedonians in Serbia

Macedonians in Serbia
Македонци во Србија
Македонци у Србији
Total population
	22,755 (2011)
Languages
	Macedonian, Serbian
Religion
	Macedonian Orthodox Church, Serbian Orthodox Church
Related ethnic groups
	Serbs, Bulgarians and other South Slavs

Macedonians of Serbia are an officially recognized ethnic minority in Serbia.

History

During the years 1945–1992, ethnic Macedonians and the Macedonian Language was a constituent part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Many Macedonians, due to economic reasons, migrated during the 1960s and 1970s to the Socialist Republic of Serbia (predominately in Vojvodina). In 2004, Serbia and Macedonia signed an inter-state agreement on the protection of Macedonians in Serbia and Serbs in Macedonia.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1948	17,907	—
1953	27,277	+52.3%
1961	36,288	+33.0%
1971	42,675	+17.6%
1981	48,986	+14.8%
1991	45,068	−8.0%
2002	25,847	−42.6%
2011	22,755	−12.0%
From 1991, the census was not conducted on the territory of Kosovo^[a] Source: ^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census there were 22,755 Macedonians in Serbia.^[3] The Macedonian population living in Serbia is concentrated in two cities, Belgrade and Pančevo. In Belgrade there are 6,970 Macedonians, while in neighboring Pančevo 4,558 - out of which vast majority live in three villages (Jabuka, Glogonj, and Kačarevo) that are within administrative limits of City of Pančevo. Additionally, Macedonians constitute significant population in Plandište municipality, especially in village of Dužine.

Politics

In 2005 Macedonians in Serbia also established a National Minority Council, which represents as a step towards safeguarding their interests. Jovo Radevski was elected as its president. The Democratic Party of Macedonians is the primary minority party. It is centered in Novi Sad.

Culture

Macedonian language is in the official use in the municipality of Plandište, where Macedonians constitute 9.2% of population. Macedonian-language print media consists primarily of the monthly political journal Makedonska videlina produced by the Macedonian Information and Publishing Centre in Pančevo. Limited Macedonian-language television is available through regional public broadcaster of Radio Television of Vojvodina and the local station TV Pančevo.

Associations such as "The Society of Serbian and Macedonian Friendship Šar – planina" seated in Belgrade, and the "Municipal Society of Serbian-Macedonian Friendship" seated in Zrenjanin cover issues related to ethnic, cultural and economic cooperation in Serbia.

Notable people

Vladimir Gligorov, Serbian economist, of Macedonian parentage
Aleksandar Džambazov, Yugoslav, Serbian and Macedonian composer, of Macedonian ancestry
Ivica Iliev, Serbian footballer, of Macedonian ancestry^{[citation needed]}
Maja Odžaklievska, Serbian singer, born in Skopje^{[citation needed]}
Zafir Hadžimanov, musician
Vasil Hadžimanov, jazz musician
Tijana Dapčević, Serbian and Macedonian pop singer, born in Skopje to Macedonian father and Bosnian Serb mother
Bogomil Gjuzel, Macedonian poet, writer, playwright and translator, born in Serbia to Macedonian Bulgarian father
Zoran Vanev, Serbian and Macedonian turbo-folk singer, born in Štip and lives in Belgrade
Aleksandar Ignjovski, Serbian footballer, of Macedonian ancestry
Marko Pavlovski, Serbian footballer of Macedonian ancestry
Ana Sinicki, famous mezzo-soprano^[4]
Zvonko Mihajlovski, Serbian sports commentator and former hockey player, born in Štip and lives in Belgrade

References

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^ "Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2015-06-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Ана Синицки: Сакам да ме запознае македонската публика

External links

www.mhrmi.org-Website for Macedonian International Rights
Association of Macedonians from Vranje
Democratic Party of Macedonians

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[1] "Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

[3] "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

[4] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2015-06-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] Ана Синицки: Сакам да ме запознае македонската публика

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v t e Ethnic groups in Serbia
Serbs (Vojvodina, Kosovo)
Larger ethnic minorities	Hungarians Bosniaks Romani Albanians Kosovo Slovaks Croats Romanians Vlachs	Ethnic map without Kosovo (2011)
Smaller ethnic minorities	Yugoslavs Montenegrins Macedonians Russians Ethnic Muslims Bulgarians Bunjevci Rusyns Gorani Ukrainians Germans Czechs Belarusians Jews Poles Greeks Turks Šokci Aromanians Armenians Chinese Arabs	Ethnic map without Kosovo (2011)
See also Demographic history of Serbia