Žabeni

Žabeni (Macedonian Cyrillic: Жабени; Albanian: Zhabjan) is a village in the municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Bistrica. It is a village 9.71 kilometers away from Bitola, which is the second largest city in the country.

Žabeni
Жабени
Zhabjan
Village
Žabeni village centre
Žabeni village centre
Žabeni is located in North Macedonia
Žabeni
Žabeni
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°02′N 21°16′E
Country North Macedonia
Region Pelagonia
Municipality Bitola
Population
 (2021)
  Total144
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesBT
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Demographics

Žabeni is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467/68 as a village in the vilayet of Manastir. The inhabitants attested primarily bore typical Albanian anthroponyms, such as Gjergj, Gjin and Gjon alongside a mix of Christian and Slavic ones.[1]

As of the 2021 census, Žabeni had 144 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]

  • Albanians 120
  • Macedonians 14
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 10

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 178 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

References

  1. Murati, Qemal (2022). "EMRA VETJAKË TË PROVENIENCËS SHQIPTARE NË VILAJETIN E MANASTIRIT NË DRITËN E DEFTERËVE OSMANË TË SHEK. XV". Studime Albanologjike. ITSH: 22. ZHABJANI Gerg, i biri i Petre-s; Gerg, i biri i Mrçko-s; Gin, i biri i Dimo-s; Gin, i biri i Andreja-s; Gon, i biri i Dedie-s; Nikolla, i biri i Gon-it; Todor, i biri i Gon-it; Dimitri, i biri i Tode-s; Bojko, i biri i Dimitri-t; Pejo, i biri i Dimitri-t; Dabe, i biri i dimitri-t; Dimitri, i biri i Vllajko-s.
  2. Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  3. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 69.


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