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Orašje, North Macedonia

Coordinates: 42°07′46″N 21°08′12″E / 42.12944°N 21.13667°E / 42.12944; 21.13667
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Orašje
Орашје
Orashë
Village
Orašje is located in North Macedonia
Orašje
Orašje
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 42°07′46″N 21°08′12″E / 42.12944°N 21.13667°E / 42.12944; 21.13667
Country North Macedonia
Region Polog
Municipality Jegunovce
Population
 (2002)
 • Total625
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesTE
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Orašje (Macedonian: Орашје, Albanian: Orashë) is a village in the municipality of Jegunovce, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Vratnica.

Demographics

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According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 625 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the village include:[1]

  • Albanians 569
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 56

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Orašje was inhabited by 195 Muslim Albanians.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Macedonian Census (2021), Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2021
  2. ^ Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 211.