Garani, Kičevo

Garani
Гарани
Garanë
Village
Garani is located in North Macedonia
Garani
Garani
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°32′N 21°01′E / 41.533°N 21.017°E / 41.533; 21.017
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Kičevo
Population
 (2021)
 • Total27
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesKI
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Garani (Macedonian: Гарани, Albanian: Garanë) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Oslomej.

History

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After the capture of the village by Partisan forces in the autumn of 1944, 49 Albanian men were executed by the incoming communist forces.[1]

Demographics

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According to the statistics of the Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900, 400 inhabitants lived in Garani, all being Albanian Muslims.[2]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Garani was inhabited by a total of 323 Muslim Albanians.[3]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 542 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]

As of the 2021 census, Garani had 27 residents with the following ethnic composition:[5]

  • Albanians 17
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 10

References

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  1. ^ Hyseni, Safet (2007). Varrezat masive në Kërçovë dhe rrethinë. Kičevo: DEA. p. 114-115. ISBN 9789989143373.
  2. ^ Vasil Kanchov. "Macedonia. "Ethnography and statistics." Sofia, 1900, p. 208
  3. ^ "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
  4. ^ a b Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 149.
  5. ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
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