Forino, Gostivar Explained

Forino
Native Name:Форино
Forinë
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Macedonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Macedonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Polog
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Gostivar
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:2,809
Population Density Sq Mi:5.74% of total 81,042 in municipality
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:41.8167°N 78°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:1237
Area Code:042
Website:.
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:GV

Forino (Macedonian: Форино; Albanian: Forinë) is a village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia. Forino's distance is 5.15 km / 3.2 mi away from the center of the municipality.

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Forino had 2,809 residents with the following ethnic composition:[1]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 4,652 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Forino was inhabited by 1403 Muslim Albanians.[3]

Sports

Local football club KF Vardari plays in the Macedonian Second League (West Division).

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. 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
  2. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 191.
  3. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm