Dolna Banjica Explained

Dolna Banjica
Native Name:Долна Бањица
Banjicë e Poshtme
Aşağı Banisa
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: Gostivar
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:3,138
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:41.7833°N 74°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
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Blank Name:Car plates
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Dolna Banjica (Macedonian: Долна Бањица; Turkish: Aşağı Banisa; Albanian: Banjicë e Poshtme) is a village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia. Its FIPS code was MK27.

History

A policy of Turkification of the Albanian population was employed by the Yugoslav authorities in cooperation with the Turkish government, stretching the period of 1948–1959. Starting in 1948, Turkish schools were opened in areas with large Albanian majorities, such as Gorna Banjica and Dolna Banjica.[1]

Demographics

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Dolna Banjica was inhabited by 987 Muslim Albanians, 139 Serbophone Orthodox Albanians, 25 Serbs and 11 Bulgarians.[2]

The Yugoslav census of 1953 recorded 1,445 people of whom 939 were Albanians, 264 Macedonians, 218 Turks, 13 Romani and 11 others. The 1961 Yugoslav census recorded 1,498 people of whom 240 were Albanians, 898 Turks, 325 Macedonians and 35 others. The 1971 census recorded 2,484 people of whom 729 were Albanians, 1,074 Turks, 656 Macedonian and 25 others. The 1981 Yugoslav census recorded 4,251 people of whom 1,540 were Albanians, 1,405 Macedonians, 1,234 Turks, 25 Bosniaks and 47others. The Macedonian census of 1994 recorded 5,408 people of whom 2,810 were Albanians, 1,236 Turks, 1,150 Macedonians, 189 Romani and 23 others.[3]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 4,356 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]

As of the 2021 census, Dolna Banjica had 3,138 residents with the following ethnic composition:[5]

Sports

The local football club FC Genç Kalemler has played in the Macedonian Second Football League.

Notes and References

  1. Lita. Qerim. Studime Albanologjike. SHPËRNGULJA E SHQIPTARËVE NGA MAQEDONIA NË TURQI (1953-1959) . 2009 . ITSH. 75–82.
  2. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm
  3. Book: Sherafedin Kaso. The settlements with Muslim population in Macedonia. 2005. Logos-A. 978-9989-58-155-7. 25.
  4. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 96.
  5. 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