Šipkovica Explained

Šipkovica
Native Name:Шипковица
Shipkovicë
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:North Macedonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within North Macedonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Polog
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Tetovo
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:1540
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:42.035°N 20.9156°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Website:.
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:TE

Šipkovica (Macedonian: Шипковица; Albanian: Shipkovicë) is a village in the municipality of Tetovo, North Macedonia. Its FIPS code was MK91.

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 1.540 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[1]

YearMacedonianAlbanianTurksRomaniVlachsSerbsBosniaksOthersTotal
2002...2.817............... 92.826
2021...1.483...............571.540

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Šipkovica was inhabited by 572 Muslim Albanians.[2]

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Šipkovica was inhabited by 550 Muslim Albanians.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Macedonian Census (2021), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2021
  2. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm
  3. Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.