Velgošti Explained

Velgošti
Native Name:	Велгошти
Pushpin Map:	North Macedonia
Pushpin Label Position:	right
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location within North Macedonia
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Southwestern
Subdivision Type2:	Municipality
Subdivision Name2:	Ohrid
Population As Of:	2021
Population Total:	3,141
Timezone:	CET
Utc Offset:	+1
Timezone Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+2
Coordinates:	41.1333°N 70°W

Velgošti (Macedonian: Велгошти) is a village in the municipality of Ohrid, North Macedonia. It has a primary school called Živko Čingo dedicated to the author born there.

Demographics

According to the statistics of the Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900, 1220 inhabitants lived in Velgošti, 1190 Bulgarian Exarchists and 30 Muslim Bulgarians.^[1]

As of the 2021 census, Velgošti had 3,141 residents with the following ethnic composition:^[2]

• Macedonians 2,673
• Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 394
• Others 66
• Vlachs 8

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 3,060 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:^[3]

• Macedonians 3,002
• Serbs 8
• Aromanians 10
• Others 40

Notes and References

1. http://macedonia.kroraina.com/vk/index.html Vasil Kanchov. "Macedonia. "Ethnography and statistics." Sofia, 1900, p. 252
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. 314.