Omorani Explained

Omorani
Official Name:Оморани
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:North Macedonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within North Macedonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Vardar
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Čaška
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:172
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:41.5342°N 21.6089°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
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Blank Name:Car plates
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Omorani (Macedonian: Оморани) is a village in the municipality of Čaška, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Izvor.

Demographics

Toward the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, Omorani traditionally was a mixed Orthodox Macedonian, Torbeš and Muslim Albanian village. During the Balkan Wars (1912-1913) the Muslim population left the village and resettled in the village of Sogle.[1]

According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 152 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

YearMacedonianAlbanianTurksRomaniVlachsSerbsBosniaksOthersTotal
2002141..................2143
2021167..................5172

Notes and References

  1. Book: Godišen zbornik. Geografija i geologija, Volumes 1-3. 1962. Univerzitet vo Skopje. Prirodno-matematički fakultet. 90. "При крајот на минатиот и почетокот на овој век Д. Врановци било торбешко-македонско, Бањица арнаутско-македонско, Лисиче и Оморани македонско-арнаутско-торбешко и Црквино македонско-турско-торбешко село. За време на Балканската војна муслиманското население било присилно од Лисиче во Јаболчиште и од Оморани во Согле. По Втората светска војна се иселило торбешкото население од Д. Врановци, Лисиче и Црквино."
  2. Macedonian Census (2021), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2021