Vrapčište (, , ) is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
and seat of the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
of
Vrapčište,
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...
.
History
Vrapčište is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of
Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 240 Christian households, 2 widows and 17 bachelors.
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Vrapčište exhibits predominantly Orthodox Christian Slavic and minority Albanian anthroponyms.
According to the Bulgarian ethnographer
Vasil Kanchov
Vasil Kanchov (26 July 1862 – 6 February 1902) was a geographer, ethnographer and teacher who served as Minister of Education of Bulgaria.
Early life and education
Vasil Kanchov was born in Vratsa. Upon graduating from High school i ...
in 1900, the village of Vrapčište was inhabited by 1300 Turks, 325 Orthodox Bulgarians, 165 Muslim Albanians and 50 Romani.
Demographics
As of the
2021 census, Vrapčište had 4,003 residents with the following ethnic composition:
Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
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*Turks 2,765
*Albanians 912
*Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 203
*Macedonians 118
*Others 5
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 4,874 inhabitants.[ Ethnic groups in the village include:][Macedonian Census (2002)]
''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion''
The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 84.
* Turks 2,899
*Albanians
The Albanians are an ethnic group native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, Albanian culture, culture, Albanian history, history and Albanian language, language. They are the main ethnic group of Albania and Kosovo, ...
1,777
* Macedonians 172
*Others 26
Sports
Local football club FK Vrapčište
FK Vrapčište () is a football club based in the village of Vrapčište, near Gostivar, Republic of Macedonia
North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borde ...
plays in the OFS Gostivar league.
References
External links
Villages in Vrapčište Municipality
Albanian communities in North Macedonia
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