Pirok Explained

Pirok
Official Name:Pirok
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:North Macedonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the Albanian part of North Macedonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Polog
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Bogovinje
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:3,963
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:41.9167°N 75°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:1214
Area Code:+389 (0)44
Website:.
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:TE

Pirok (Albanian: Pirok) is a village in the municipality of Bogovinje, North Macedonia. It is located 13km (08miles) west of Tetovo.

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Pirok had 3,963 residents with the following ethnic composition:[1]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 4,701 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Pirok was inhabited by 2008 Muslim Albanians.[3]

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Pirok was inhabited by 660 Muslim Albanians.[4]

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. 72.
  3. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm
  4. Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 212.