Miletino
Miletino (Macedonian: Милетино, Albanian: Miletinë) is a village in the municipality of Brvenica, North Macedonia.
Miletino
Милетино Miletinë | |
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Village | |
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  Miletino Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°54′N 21°01′E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Brvenica |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,674 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | TE |
| Website | . |
History
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Miletino appears as being largely inhabited by an Orthodox Christian Albanian population. Some families had a mixed Slav-Albanian anthroponomy - usually a Slavic first name and an Albanian last name or last names with Albanian patronyms and Slavic suffixes.
The names are: Nikolla Arbanas; Mihail, his son; Mihail, son of Mar-k-a- Gjon; Niko (Pet-ko),son of Bardo; Gjorgji, his brother; Dimitri, son of Visan; Pelegrin, son of Visan; Bard-o, immigrant; Andre-ja Arbanas (t.Arnaut); Gurgur Arbanas (t.Arnaut); Bogdan, son of Doran; Gjon, son of Bardo; Dimitri, son of Todor; Dimitri, son of Nik-o-; Gjon, his son; Ilçe, son of Marin; Gjonova, widow; Mara, widow; Janko, son of Gjon; Lazor, son of Rale; Lamb-o, the son of Rale; Lamb-o, the son of Boja; Gjon, his brother; Lazor, son of Hutan; Dimitri, son of Tan-ço; Dimitri the son of Man-ko; Meno, son of Tanush; Lazor, son of Tan-çe; Lamb-o, the son of Nik-çe; Jovan, son of Gjin-o; Nik-o, son of Tanush.[1]
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Miletino had 1,674 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]
- Albanians 1,105
- Macedonians 501
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 64
- Others 4
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1,986 inhabitants.[3]
Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]
- Albanians – 1,336
- Macedonians – 642
- Serbs – 2
- Others – 6
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Miletino was inhabited by 637 Serbs, 603 Muslim Albanians and 16 Bulgarians.[4]
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Miletino was inhabited by 200 Orthodox Bulgarians and 135 Muslim Albanians.[5]
Sports
Local football club KF Rrufeja plays in the OFS Tetovo league.
References
- Rexha, Iljaz (2011). "Vendbanimet dhe popullsia albane gjatë mesjetës në hapësirën e Maqedonisë së sotme: Sipas burimeve sllave dhe osmane". Gjurmime Albanologjike: Seria e Shkencave Historike (41–42): 112.
- 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. 75.
- http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm
- Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.
