Velebrdo () 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 ...

in the

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of Mavrovo and Rostuša,

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. Situated on the slopes of the

Dešat Deshat ( 'Deshati'; ) is a massif situated in the Korab mountain range, on the border between Albania and North Macedonia. Positioned at the southeastern tip of the range, it is bounded by the Dibër basin to the south (known as Gryka e Radikës ...

mountain, 2 km from the River

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. The village has a relatively flat terrain, placed on a hill(брдо), giving it a unique position with great views of the surrounding mountains and the Radika valley.

Demographics

Velebrdo has traditionally been inhabited by Orthodox Macedonians and a Torbeš population. p. 214. "Заедно со македонско христијанско население Торбеши живеат и во селата: Могорче, Требиште, Велебрдо, Ростуше, Јанче, Долно Косоврасти (во Река)," According to the 1942

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census, Velebrdo was inhabited by 494 Muslim Albanians and 85 Bulgarians. According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 750 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. 166. * Macedonians 609 * Turks 132 *

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6 *Others 3

References

Villages in Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality Torbeši settlements {{MavrovoRostuša-geo-stub