Lojane (, ) is a village in 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 Lipkovo,

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. The settlement has a 100% ethnic

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

majority. The village is located on the border with

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Demographics

According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 1,905 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Census (2021)

The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2021, p. 132. *

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, ...

: 1,858 *Undeclared: 47 According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 2,682 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. 132. *

: 2,668 *

Bosniaks The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...

: 3 *Others: 11

Notable people

Arif Hiqmeti Arif Hiqmeti, born Arif Neziri (1870s–1916), was one of the leaders of the Peasant Revolt in Albania. Early life Arif Hiqmeti was born in 1870s in Lojane, a small village near Kumanovo in what is now North Macedonia, to an Albanian family. H ...

References

External links

RFERL report
Villages in Lipkovo Municipality Albanian communities in North Macedonia {{Lipkovo-geo-stub