Idrizovo

Idrizovo (Macedonian: Идризово, Albanian: Idrizovë) is a settlement in the outskirts of the city of Skopje within the municipality of Gazi Baba, Republic of North Macedonia.

Idrizovo Идризово Idrizovë
Village
Road sign in Idrizovo
Idrizovo Location within Republic of North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°58′N 21°35′E / 41.967°N 21.583°E / 41.967; 21.583Coordinates: 41°58′N 21°35′E / 41.967°N 21.583°E / 41.967; 21.583
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Skopje
Municipality	Gazi Baba
Population  (2021)
• Total	1,824
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates	SK
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Demographics

According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 1.824 inhabitants.^[1] Ethnic groups in the village include:^[1]

• Macedonians 826
• Albanians 747
• Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 162
• Bosniaks 29
• Turks 15
• Romani 11
• Serbs 9
• Others 25

Year	Macedonian	Albanian	Turks	Romani	Vlachs	Serbs	Bosniaks	Others	Persons for whom data are taken from admin. sources	Total
2002	686	774	19	2	...	8	28	72	n/a	1.589
2021	826	747	15	11	...	9	29	25	162	1.824

Correctional facility

With the establishment of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia following the Second World War, an internment camp was built in the area wherein political prisoners could be detained. Today, the prison remains and serves as one of the largest correctional facilities in the country.^[1] Known as Kolonija Idrizovo the correctional facility had a population of 451 (2002 census) and included the following ethnic groups:^[1]

• Macedonians 401
• Albanians 35
• Turks 4
• Romani 2
• Serbs 8
• Others 1

References

1. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 62.

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