Nova Maala Explained

Nova Maala
Native Name:	Нова Mаала
Pushpin Map:	North Macedonia
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location within North Macedonia
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Southeastern
Subdivision Type2:	Municipality
Subdivision Name2:	Vasilevo
Population As Of:	2021
Population Total:	893
Timezone:	CET
Utc Offset:	+1
Utc Offset Dst:	+2
Coordinates:	41.5333°N 64°W
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Blank Name:	Car plates

Nova Maala (Macedonian: Нова Mаала) is a village in the municipality of Vasilevo, North Macedonia. Most of the inhabitants of the village are Macedonian Catholics of Eastern Rite.

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Nova Maala had 893 residents with the following ethnic composition:^[1]

• Macedonians 546
• Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 271
• Turks 76

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 823 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:^[2]

• Macedonians 679
• Turks 142
• Bosniaks 1
• Others 1

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. 77.