Lukovica, Želino Explained

Lukovica
Official Name:Луковица
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: Želino
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:47
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:41.8833°N 30°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
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Lukovica (Macedonian: Луковица) is a village in the municipality of Želino, North Macedonia.

Demographics

In the 19th century some villagers from the Upper Reka region migrated to Lukovica as Orthodox Christians and only converted thereafter to Islam.[1] In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Lukovica was inhabited by 106 Muslim Albanians and 105 Christian Macedonians.[2]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 47 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 7 inhabitants.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mirčevska, Mirjana P.. Verbalni i neverbalni etnički simboli vo Gorna Reka [Verbal and non-verbal ethnic symbols in Upper Reka]]. 2007. Skopje. Institut za Etnologija i Antropologija. 978-9989-668-66-1. 284–285.
  2. Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 212.
  3. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 101.
  4. MakStat database, https://makstat.stat.gov.mk/PXWeb/pxweb/en/MakStat/MakStat__Popisi__Popis2021__NaselenieVkupno__PodatociNaselenie