Odžovci

Odžovci (Macedonian: Оџовци, Albanian: Hoxhaj) is a village in the municipality of Centar Župa, North Macedonia. Odžovci was once a former neighbourhood of the village of Balanci and in 1965 elevated to the status of an independent village.[1][2] The population density of the village is 6.4 km2.[1]

Odžovci
Village
Оџовци
Hoxhaj
Airview of the village
Airview of the village
Odžovci is located in North Macedonia
Odžovci
Odžovci
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°29′N 20°34′E
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Centar Župa
Population
 (2021)
 • Total94
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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Name

The toponym Odžovci is a patronymic formation derived from the term odža (meaning teacher, via Turkish from Persian) and the suffix ovci.[2]

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Odžovci had 94 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]

  • Turks 64
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 18
  • Albanians 10
  • Macedonians 2

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 220 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]

References
  1. Panov, Mitko (1993). Selata vo Republika Makedonija: sostojbi, problemi i možni pravci na razvojot na selskata sredina, Volume 1. NIO "Studentski zbor". p. 124. "Од 1961 до 1981 година целосно се раселени 6 села, но во истиот период, одделувајќи се како маала, се формирале три нови населби (Бајрамовци, Оцовци, Црнобоци). Мрежата на населбите, без оглед на нејзината населеност, е мошне густа бидејќи просечно на 6.4 км2 доаѓа по едно село."
  2. Institut za Makedonski jazik (1966). Makedonski jazik, Volume 17. Univerzitet vo Skopje. Katedra za juz̆noslovenski jazici. p. 78. "Поновите патронимични образувања се со суфиксите: - ци: Баланци (: Балан) и -овци: Бајрамовци (: Бајрам) и Оџовци (: Оџа: оџа). Овие суфикси (особно -овци) се карактеристични за изведување патронимични имиња за означување на маалата во селата. Бајрамовци и Оџовци се некогашни маала на с. Баланци самостојни села тие станаа во 1965 год."
  3. Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  4. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 89.
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