Kališta Explained

Kalishta
Native Name:Калишта
Kalisht
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: Struga
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:764
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:41.15°N 59°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
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Kališta (Macedonian: Калишта , Albanian: Kalisht) is a village in the municipality of Struga, North Macedonia.

Demographics

The village of Kališta is inhabited by Tosks, a subgroup of southern Albanians and speak the Tosk Albanian dialect,[1] [2] as well as ethnic Macedonians.

As of the 2021 census, Kališta had 764 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1178 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Murtishi, Kaim. Ladorishti: Histori dhe Tradita. 2001. Asdreni. 53. "Ladorishti, Frëngova, Zagraçani dhe Kalishti fshatra toske"
  2. Tuda. Shpresa. Të dhëna për zakonet e vdekjes dhe vajtimet në Strugë dhe rrethinë . Gjurmime Albanologjike: Folklor Dhe Etnologji. 5-7. 1977. 159. "Fshatrat e rrethinës së Strugës siç janë: Kalishti, Frengova, Ladorishti, Zagraçani dhe Shumi flasin në dialektin toskë, kurse në të gjithë fshatrat e tjerë flitet gegënishtja".
  3. 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
  4. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 181.