Benče | |
Native Name: | Бенче |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | North Macedonia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within North Macedonia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Southwestern |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Makedonski Brod |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 43[1] |
Coordinates: | 41.6917°N 21.0978°W |
Elevation M: | 918 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Benče (Macedonian: Бенче) is a small village located in the region of Porece in the municipality of Makedonski Brod, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Samokov.
The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 63 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).[2]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 43 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]