Novak (Macedonian: Новак, Turkish: Novak) is a village in the municipality of Centar Župa, North Macedonia. The village is inhabited mainly by Turks.
Novak | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Новак | |
 Airview of the village | |
  Novak Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°26′12″N 20°36′58″E / 41.43667°N 20.61611°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southwestern |
| Municipality |  Centar Župa |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 751 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | DB |
| Website | . |
Demographics edit
According to the 1929 ethnographic map by Russian Slavist Afanasy Selishchev, Novak was a mixed Bulgarian-Albanian village.[1]
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Novak was inhabited by 643 Muslim Albanians.[2]
The village is inhabited by a Turkish speaking population consisting of Turks.[3][4]
As of the 2021 census, Novak had 751 residents with the following ethnic composition:[5]
- Turks 703
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 45
- Others 3
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1,006 inhabitants.[6] Ethnic groups in the village include:[6]
- Turks 1,003
- Others 3
References edit
- ^ Афанасий Селищев. „Полог и его болгарское население. Исторические, этнографические и диалектологические очерки северо-западной Македонии“. – София, 1929, стр. 26.
- ^ http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm
- ^ Vidoeski, Božidar (1998). Dijalektite na makedonskiot jazik. Vol. 1. Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. ISBN 9789989649509. p.214. "Турски етнички елемент живее во Жупа - во селата: Коџаџик, Новаци, Брештани, Елевци, Евла, Долгаш, Ослоница и Праленик, и нешто во градот Дебар." p. 326.
- ^ Bunguri, Adem (2009). "Kalaja e Koxhaxhikut (Dibër) [Koxhaxhik's Castle (Dibër)]". Studime Historike (1–02): 44. "Është kjo arsyeja që pranë kalasë së Koxhaxhikut sot gjenden 6 fshatra turqishtfolës, që janë: Pralanik, Breshtan, Novak, Elefc, Koxhaxhik dhe Dollgash."
- ^ 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. 189.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Novak.