Čepigovo Explained

Čepigovo / Chepigovo
Native Name:Чепигово
Native Name Lang:mk
Settlement Type:Village
Image Alt:Čepigovo is a village in Municipality of Prilep, North Macedonia.
Pushpin Map:North Macedonia
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within North Macedonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Pelagonia
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Prilep
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:750
Population Total:149[1]
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Postal Code:7524
Area Code:+389484XXXXX

Čepigovo is a village in Municipality of Prilep, North Macedonia.

Geography and location

The village is located in Prilep valley, of the broader Pelagonia valley, located 22.5 km southwest of Prilep.

History

Close to the village are the remains of the ancient city of Stibera, which existed from the 3rd century BC, until the 3rd century AD.

The village is mentioned in the Turkish census books from 1467/68, as part of the Vilayet-I Prilepe, under the name Čapugo, where 50 families and 2 unmarried men lived, all Christians.

It used to be part of the former municipality of Topolčani.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 162 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

The following table is a summary of the demographics 1900-2002:[3]

Families

All of the families have settled from elsewhere:[6]

Debresliovci, settled from Debrešte in the 19th century; Bilevci, and Rtovci, formerly a single family, settled in the 19th century from the village of Poeševo, near Bitola; Marijovci, settled from a village in Mariovo; Belocrkvanci, settled after 1912 from the village of Bela Crkva, there they were named Prčkovci; Ilinci, settled from Ilino (Golemo or Malo); and Smilevci, settled from Babino, near Demir Hisar.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Државен завод за статистика 2021 MK.
  2. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 187.
  3. Web site: Население на Република Македонија според изјаснувањето за етничката припадност, по населени места, според пописите на население 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 1994 и 2002 година (согласно територијалната организација од 1996 година). 2020-07-04. PX-Web.
  4. http://www.promacedonia.org/vk/vk_2_37.htm Кънчов, Васил. „Македония. Етнография и статистика“. София, 1900, стр. 245.
  5. Brancoff, D.M.. "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne". Paris, 1905, pp. 150-151.
  6. Book: Trifunoski, Jovan, F.. Bitoljsko-Prilepska Kotlina. 1998. Belgrade. 245.