Čepigovo is a village in
Municipality of Prilep,
North Macedonia
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Geography and location
The village is located in Prilep valley, of the broader
Pelagonia
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valley, located 22.5 km southwest of Prilep.
History
Close to the village are the remains of the ancient city of
Stibera, which existed from the 3rd century BC, until the 3rd century AD.
The village is mentioned in the Turkish census books from 1467/68, as part of the Vilayet-I Prilepe, under the name Čapugo, where 50 families and 2 unmarried men lived, all Christians.
It used to be part of the former municipality of
Topolčani
Topolcani () is a village in the Prilep Municipality of North Macedonia
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Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 162 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. 187.''
*
Macedonians 160
*Others 2
The following table is a summary of the demographics 1900-2002:
Families
All of the families have settled from elsewhere:
''Debresliovci'', settled from
Debrešte in the 19th century; ''Bilevci'', and ''Rtovci'', formerly a single family, settled in the 19th century from the village of Poeševo, near
Bitola
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; ''Marijovci'', settled from a village in
Mariovo; ''Belocrkvanci'', settled after 1912 from the village of
Bela Crkva
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, there they were named Prčkovci; ''Ilinci'', settled from Ilino (Golemo or Malo); and ''Smilevci'', settled from Babino, near
Demir Hisar.
References
External links
Villages in Prilep Municipality
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