Konopište, North Macedonia

Konopište is a village in the Municipality of Kavadarci, situated in the center of the vinegary region of Tikveš, North Macedonia. Until 2004, it was the seat of Konopište Municipality.

Konopište
Конопиште
Village
Konopište is located in North Macedonia
Konopište
Konopište
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°15′N 22°05′E / 41.250°N 22.083°E / 41.250; 22.083
Country North Macedonia
Region Vardar
Municipality Kavadarci
Population
 (2002)
 • Total55
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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Demographics edit

According to the statistics of the Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900 the settlement is recorded as Konopišta (Конопища) and as having 742 inhabitants, 710 being Christian Bulgarians, 18 Christian Albanians and 14 Romani.[1] In the 1905 Austrian ethnographic map of the region of Macedonia, Konopište appears as being inhabited by an Exarchist Orthodox Macedonian Slavic majority and an Orthodox Christian Albanian minority.[2] According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 55 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Vasil Kanchov. "Macedonia. "Ethnography and statistics." Sofia, 1900, p. 153
  2. ^ ÖStA HHStA, PA XII Türkei Liasse XXV. Kt. 272. Zur Detailbeschreibung von Makedonien. Beilage 4.
  3. ^ 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. 115.

Notes edit

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