Garani (Macedonian: Гарани, Albanian: Garanë) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Oslomej.
Garani
Гарани Garanë | |
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Village | |
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  Garani Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°32′N 21°01′E / 41.533°N 21.017°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southwestern |
| Municipality |  Kičevo |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 27 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | KI |
| Website | . |
History edit
After the capture of the village by Partisan forces in the autumn of 1944, 49 Albanian men were executed by the incoming communist forces.[1]
Demographics edit
According to the statistics of the Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900, 400 inhabitants lived in Garani, all being Albanian Muslims.[2]
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Garani was inhabited by a total of 323 Muslim Albanians.[3]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 542 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]
- Albanians 541
- Macedonians 1
As of the 2021 census, Garani had 27 residents with the following ethnic composition:[5]
- Albanians 17
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 10
References edit
- ^ Hyseni, Safet (2007). Varrezat masive në Kërçovë dhe rrethinë. Kičevo: DEA. p. 114-115. ISBN 9789989143373.
- ^ Vasil Kanchov. "Macedonia. "Ethnography and statistics." Sofia, 1900, p. 208
- ^ http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm
- ^ a b Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 149.
- ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
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