Popolžani (Macedonian: Пополжани) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former Drugovo Municipality.
Popolžani
Пополжани | |
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Village | |
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  Popolžani Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°28′40″N 20°55′17″E / 41.477820°N 20.921276°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southwestern |
| Municipality |  Kičevo |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 115 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | . |
Demographics edit
The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 10 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).[1]
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Popolžani was inhabited by a total of 171 Bulgarians.[2]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 109 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]
- Macedonians 108
- Serbs 1
As of the 2021 census, Popolžani had 115 residents with the following ethnic composition:[4]
- Macedonians 114
- Others 1
References edit
- ^ Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.
- ^ 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. 237.
- ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021