| Čajlane | |
| Native Name: | Чајлане Çajlanë |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | North Macedonia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within North Macedonia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Skopje |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Saraj |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 639 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 41.9667°N 36°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Website: | . |
| Blank Name: | Car plates |
| Blank Info: | SK |
Čajlane (Macedonian: Чајлане, Albanian: Çajlanë) is a village in the municipality of Saraj, North Macedonia.
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Čajlane appears as being inhabited by an Orthodox 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: Gjini star (old man), Nikola the son of Gjin, Gjurko the son of Gjin, Nikola the son of Dan-ko, Dimitri his brother, Rada the son of Dral, Radoslav the son of Sotir, Dan-ço son of Vlad, Gjurja his brother, Stanisha son of Dopsi, Gjuro his brother.[1]
According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 639 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]
| Year | Macedonian | Albanian | Turks | Romani | Vlachs | Serbs | Bosniaks | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | ... | 577 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 580 |
| 2021 | ... | 602 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37 | 639 |