Lešnica, Kičevo
Lešnica (Macedonian: Лешница, Albanian: Leshnicë) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former Zajas Municipality.
Lešnica
Лешница Leshnicë | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Lešnica Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°34′17″N 20°54′33″E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southwestern |
| Municipality |  Kičevo |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 95 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | KI |
| Website | . |
Demographics
The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 15 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).[1]
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Lešnica was inhabited by a 128 Muslim Albanians and 103 Serbian-speaking Orthodox Albanians.[2]
As of the 2021 census, Lešnica had 95 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]
- Albanians 70
- Macedonians 20
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 5
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 219 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]
- Albanians 182
- Macedonians 37
References
- 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
- Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
- Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 103.
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