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Banište

Coordinates: 41°34′N 20°32′E / 41.567°N 20.533°E / 41.567; 20.533
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Banište
Баниште
Banisht
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Banište is located in North Macedonia
Banište
Banište
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°34′N 20°32′E / 41.567°N 20.533°E / 41.567; 20.533
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Debar
Population
 (2021)
 • Total35
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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Banište (Macedonian: Баниште, Albanian: Banisht) is a village in the municipality of Debar, North Macedonia. It is located close to the Albanian border.

Demographics

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Banište (Banishta) is recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a village in the vilayet of Upper Dibra. The settlement had a total of 10 households with the anthroponymy attested being of a mixed Albanian-Slavic character with instances of Slavicisation (e.g., Gjon Popovići): the brothers Gjorgo, Istanec, and Nikolla Papriçi; Kojo, son of Gjergj; Gjorgo, son of Istepan; Gjon Popovići; Dimitri, brother of the aforementioned; Progon, brother of the aforementioned; Ninec, brother of Kojo; and Istanec, brother of Gjorgo.[1][clarification needed]

As of the 2021 census, Banište had 35 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]

  • Albanians 28
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 4
  • Macedonians 3

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 90 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Caka, Eduart (2019). Defteri i hollësishëm për zonat e dibrës i vitit 1467. Tiranë: Akademia e studimeve albanologjike instituti historisë. p. 28.
  2. ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  3. ^ a b Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 88.
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