Čerkezi Explained

Čerkezi
Native Name:Черкези
Çerkez
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:North Macedonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within North Macedonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Northeastern
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Kumanovo
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:3,137
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:42.1167°N 62°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Website:.
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:KU

Čerkezi (Macedonian: Черкези, Albanian: Çerkez) is a village in the municipality of Kumanovo, North Macedonia.

Demographics

According to the statistics of Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900 the settlement is recorded as Čerkezko Selo as having 120 inhabitants, all Circassians recent emigrants who survived the Circassian Genocide.[1] As of the 2021 census, Čerkezi had 3,137 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2] The name Čerkezi means Circassian and it was named by them, when they migrated to the village. They have been assimilated into the local populations and some have migrated since the founding of the village.

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 3,741 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://macedonia.kroraina.com/vk/index.html Vasil Kanchov. "Macedonia. "Ethnography and statistics." Sofia, 1900, p. 215
  2. https://makstat.stat.gov.mk/PXWeb/pxweb/en/MakStat/MakStat__Popisi__Popis2021__NaselenieVkupno__PodatociNaselenie/T1503P21.px/table/tableViewLayout2/?rxid=cc8e0490-07b6-4002-adf4-9b4891b66655 Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  3. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 130.