Otlja (Macedonian: Отља, Albanian: Hotël) is a village in the municipality of Lipkovo, North Macedonia.

Otlja
Отља
Hotël
Village
Otlja is located in North Macedonia
Otlja
Otlja
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 42°09′N 21°35′E / 42.150°N 21.583°E / 42.150; 21.583
Country North Macedonia
Region Southeastern
Municipality Lipkovo
Population
 (2021)
 • Total2,538
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesKU
Website.

Demographics edit

According to the statistics of Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900, 490 inhabitants lived in Otlja, 250 Albanian Muslims, 200 Romani and 40 Christian Bulgarians.[1] As of the 2021 census, Otlja had 2,538 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]

  • Albanians 2,485
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 52
  • Others 1

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 3148 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

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