Bogovinje
Bogovinje
Village in Polog, North Macedonia
Bogovinje (Macedonian: Боговињеⓘ; Albanian: Bogovinë /bɒgɒviːnə/) is a village in the municipality of Bogovinje, North Macedonia. It is a seat of the Bogovinje municipality.
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Bogovinje
Боговиње Bogovinë | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 41°55′24″N 20°54′48″E | |
Country | North Macedonia |
Region | Polog |
Municipality | Bogovinje |
Government | |
• mayor | Besnik Emshiu (BDI) |
Elevation | 503 m (1,650 ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 5,239 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 1220 |
Car plates | TE |
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The village also has a stadium home to FK Drita called Stadion Bogovinje.
As of the 2021 census, Bogovinje had 5,239 residents with the following ethnic composition:[1]
- Albanians 4,829
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 405
- Macedonians 1
- Others 4
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 6328 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]
- Albanians 6273
- Macedonians 1
- Romani 5
- Others 49
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Bogovinje was inhabited by 2023 Muslim Albanians.[3]
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Bogovinje was inhabited by 600 Muslim Albanians.[4]
- Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 72.
- Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.