Gorenci (Macedonian: Горенци, Albanian: Gorencë) is a village in the municipality of Debarca, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Mešeišta. It is located close to Ohrid Airport.
Gorenci
Горенци Gorencë | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Gorenci Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°11′25″N 20°45′27″E / 41.19028°N 20.75750°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southwestern |
| Municipality |  Debarca |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 223 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | OH |
Demographics edit
During the Ottoman period, Gorenci was a chiflik settlement and inhabited by an Orthodox Macedonian population.[1] During the course of the 20th century, Albanians have settled in the village.[1]
As of the 2021 census, Gorenci had 223 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]
- Macedonians 87
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 75
- Albanians 57
- Others 4
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 316 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]
- Macedonians 169
- Albanians 145
- Others 2
References edit
- ^ a b Włodzimierz, Pianka (1970). Toponomastikata na Ohridsko-Prespanskiot bazen. Institut za makedonski jazik "Krste Misirkov". p. 82. "Горенци. Ова некогашен чивлик (Хан, 385) бил чисто мак. село (К'нчов: 130 жители - прав. М.). Во овој век, доселиле тука Албанци."
- ^ 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. 139.
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