Poeševo (Macedonian: Поешево) is a village in the municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia. The village is 5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) away from Bitola, which is the second-largest city in the country.

Poeševo
Village
Поешево
Poeševo is located in North Macedonia
Poeševo
Poeševo
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°02′N 21°16′E / 41.033°N 21.267°E / 41.033; 21.267
Country North Macedonia
Region Pelagonia
Municipality Bitola
Population
 (2002)
 • Total272
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesBT
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Demographics

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Poeševo is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467/68 as a village in the vilayet of Manastir. The e inhabitants attested bore a mixed Slavic-Albanian anthroponymy, such as Dedie Radosllav.[1]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 272 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

Sports

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Local football club FK Poeševo plays in the OFS Bitola First Division.

References

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  1. ^ Murati, Qemal. "POZDESHEVO Dedie Radosllav; Kojo Rajço; Bajo Dedie; Dimitri Dedie; Kojo Ivko; Dimitri Çerp; Vllajo Kojo". Studime Albanologjike.
  2. ^ 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. 71.
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