Idrizovo ( mk, Идризово, sq, Idrizovë) is a settlement in the outskirts of the city of

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within the

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of Gazi Baba,

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Demographics

According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 1.824 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include: * Macedonians 826 * Albanians 747 *Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 162 * Bosniaks 29 *

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15 * Romani 11 *

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9 *Others 25

Correctional facility

With the establishment of the

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following the

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, an

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was built in the area wherein

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s could be detained. Today, the prison remains and serves as one of the largest

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in the country. Known as ''Kolonija Idrizovo'' the correctional facility had a population of 451 (2002 census) and included the following ethnic groups:Macedonian Census (2002)
''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion''
The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 62. * Macedonians 401 * Albanians 35 *

4 * Romani 2 *

8 *Others 1

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Villages in Gazi Baba Municipality Albanian communities in North Macedonia {{GaziBaba-geo-stub