Gorno Orizari, Bitola Explained

Gorno Orizari
Native Name:Горно Оризари
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:North Macedonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within North Macedonia
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Pelagonia
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Bitola
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:2,521
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:41.0511°N 21.3469°W

Gorno Orizari (Macedonian: Горно Оризари) is a settlement within the Bitola Municipality of North Macedonia. Originally a village, it is now a suburb of the wider city. It is located to the north of the city, east of the exit road for Prilep and close to the proposed M5 motorway, a limited-access road that bypasses Bitola linking the city with Ohrid and Resen (west) and Prilep (north).

History

The village was founded in the 19th century during the time of the Ottoman Empire. In 1900, the population of Gorno Orizari was 236, every one Orthodox Christian, and declaring Bulgarian ethnicity.[1]

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Gorno Orizari had 2,521 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]

The village grew throughout the 20th century and at the 2002 census, the population had reach 2,454 though now there in an absolute Macedonian majority.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Кънчов, Васил. "Македония. Етнография и статистика". София, 1900, стр. 239 / Kanchov, Vasil. "Macedonia. Ethnography and statistics". Sofia, 1900, p. 239
  2. 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
  3. Web site: Gorno Orizari Bitola, Macedonia - Gorno Orizari Bitola | Gorno Orizari map.
  4. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 70.