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Urvič, Bogovinje
Urvič (Macedonian: Урвич, Albanian: Urviç) is a village in the municipality of Bogovinje, North Macedonia.
Urvič Урвич Urviç | |
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Village | |
Urvič Location within Republic of Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°57′N 20°54′E / 41.950°N 20.900°ECoordinates: 41°57′N 20°54′E / 41.950°N 20.900°E | |
| Country | North Macedonia |
| Region | Polog |
| Municipality | Bogovinje |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 746 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | TE |
| Website | . |
Demographics
Urvič has traditionally been inhabited by a Muslim Macedonian (Torbeš) population stemming from the Gorani community.[1][2] Villagers of Urvič speak the Slavic (Macedonian) Gorani dialect.[1]
As of the 2021 census, Urvič had 746 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]
- Turks 627
- Albanians 101
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 10
- Others 8
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 756 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]
- Turks 640
- Albanians 113
- Macedonians 1
- Serbs 6
- Others 2
References
- ^ a b Vidoeski, Božidar (1998). Dijalektite na makedonskiot jazik. Vol. 1. Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. ISBN 9789989649509. p. 309. "Во западна Македонија исламизирано македонско население живее во неколку географски региони на македонско-албанската пограничје:... во Полог (Јеловјане, Урвич)."; p. 315. "Автентичниот горански говор добро го чуваат и жителите во муслиманските оази Урвич и Јеловјане во Тетовско иако тие подолго време живеат во друго дијалектно окружување."
- ^ Гласник Српског географског друштва (1947). Volumes 27-30. Srpsko geografsko društvo. p. 107. "Данашњи становници Урвича и Јеловјана на супротној, полошкој страни Шар-Планине, пореклом су Горани."
- ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
- ^ 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. 111.
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