Kolari (Macedonian: Колари, Albanian: Kollarё) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former Zajas Municipality.

Kolari
Колари
Kollarё
Village
Kolari is located in North Macedonia
Kolari
Kolari
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°38′N 20°55′E / 41.633°N 20.917°E / 41.633; 20.917
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Kičevo
Population
 (2021)
 • Total421
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesKI
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History

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During the period of 1912-1913, members of the Serbian army massacred a total of 7 Albanian men from the village.[1]

Demographics

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The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 41 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).[2]

As of the 2021 census, Kolari had 421 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]

  • Albanians 388
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 33

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 880 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]

References

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  1. ^ Hyseni, Safet (2007). Varrezat masive në Kërçovë dhe rrethinë. Kičevo: DEA. p. 66-67. ISBN 9789989143373.
  2. ^ Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.
  3. ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  4. ^ 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. 103.