Velgošti

Velgošti
Велгошти
Panoramic view of the village
Panoramic view of the village
Velgošti is located in North Macedonia
Velgošti
Velgošti
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°08′N 20°50′E / 41.133°N 20.833°E / 41.133; 20.833
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Ohrid
Population
 (2021)
 • Total3,141
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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

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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.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

References

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