Forino (Macedonian: Форино; Albanian: Forinë) is a village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia. Forino's distance is 5.15 km / 3.2 mi away from the center of the municipality.
Forino
Форино Forinë | |
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Village | |
.jpg) Airview of the village | |
  Forino Location within Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°49′N 20°58′E / 41.817°N 20.967°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Gostivar |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 2,809 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1237 |
| Area code | 042 |
| Car plates | GV |
| Website | . |
Demographics edit
As of the 2021 census, Forino had 2,809 residents with the following ethnic composition:[1]
- Albanians 2,710
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 94
- Others 5
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 4,652 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Forino was inhabited by 1403 Muslim Albanians.[3]
Sports edit
Local football club KF Vardari plays in the Macedonian Second League (West Division).
Notable people edit
- Talat Xhaferi, Prime minister of North Macedonia.
References edit
- ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
- ^ 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. 191.
- ^ http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm
External links edit
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