Sirula ( mk, Сирула) is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...
in the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Ohrid
Ohrid ( mk, Охрид ) is a city in North Macedonia and is the seat of the Ohrid Municipality. It is the largest city on Lake Ohrid and the List of cities in North Macedonia, eighth-largest city in the country, with the municipality recording ...
,
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...
. It used to be part of the former municipality of
Kosel.
Name
The placename ''Sirula''<''Sirulja'' and the possible suffix ''-ja'' stems from the name ''Sirul'' of which along with its suffix ''-ul'' is derived from an
Aromanian foundation alongside ''sir''.
[ "Името Сирула< Сируља веројатно е изведено со посесивниот суфикс *-ja од лично име *Sirul (спор. Radul, Stanul и др. кај Маретиќ, op. cit., c. 127). Во личното име се извојува суф. -ul од романско потекло (спор. ја етимологијата на претходното село) и основата sir (спор. ги полски имиња Siroslaw. Siroch. Sirosz, Sirach, Sirota кај Ташицки, op. cit., c. 121)."]
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 10 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. 118.
* Macedonians 10
See also
* Arbinovo
* Botun
* Laktinje
* Kuratica
References
Villages in Ohrid Municipality
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