Otlja Explained

Otlja
Native Name:	Отља Hotël
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	North Macedonia
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location within North Macedonia
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Southeastern
Subdivision Type2:	Municipality
Subdivision Name2:	Lipkovo
Population As Of:	2021
Population Total:	2,538
Timezone:	CET
Utc Offset:	+1
Timezone Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+2
Coordinates:	42.15°N 56°W
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Website:	.
Blank Name:	Car plates
Blank Info:	KU

Otlja (Macedonian: Отља, Albanian: Hotël) is a village in the municipality of Lipkovo, North Macedonia.

Demographics

According to the statistics of Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900, 490 inhabitants lived in Otlja, 250 Albanian Muslims, 200 Romani and 40 Christian Bulgarians.^[1] As of the 2021 census, Otlja had 2,538 residents with the following ethnic composition:^[2]

• Albanians 2,485
• Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 52
• Others 1

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 3148 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:^[3]

• Albanians 3137
• Macedonians 0
• Others 8

Notes and References

1. http://macedonia.kroraina.com/vk/index.html Vasil Kanchov. "Macedonia. "Ethnography and statistics." Sofia, 1900, p. 217
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. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 132.