Golema Rečica Explained

Golema Rečica
Native Name:Голема Речица
Reçicë e Madhe
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:3.604
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:41.9833°N 77°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Website:.
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:TE

Golema Rečica (Macedonian: Голема Речица, Albanian: Reçicë e Madhe) is a village in the municipality of Tetovo, North Macedonia.

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 3.604 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[1]

YearMacedonianAlbanianTurksRomaniVlachsSerbsBosniaksOthersTotal
200243.949...............243.977
202113.422...............1813.604

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Golema Rečica was inhabited by 1303 Muslim Albanians.[2]

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Golema Rečica was inhabited by 380 Muslim Albanians.[3]

Sports

Local football club KF Reçica plays in the Macedonian Third League (West Division).

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.