Kukurečani

Kukurečani
Кукуречани
Village
Kukurečani is located in North Macedonia
Kukurečani
Kukurečani
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°06′N 21°20′E / 41.100°N 21.333°E / 41.100; 21.333
Country North Macedonia
Region Pelagonia
Municipality Bitola
Population
 (2002)
 • Total966
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Kukurečani (Macedonian: Кукуречани) is a village in the Bitola Municipality of North Macedonia. It is situated along the main road between Bitola and Demir Hisar (continuing for Kičevo). It used to be a municipality of its own and its FIPS code was MK56.

Demographics[edit]

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, the village had 150 houses, 8 bachelors and 3 widows. The village predominantly displayed Slavic anthroponymy, with a small minority of instances of heads of families having traditional Albanian names, usually alongside a Slavic one.[1]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 966 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rexha, Iljaz (2012). "POPULLSIA ALBANE GJATË MESJETËS NË HAPSIRËN E MAQEDONISË SË SOTME" (43): 25. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ 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. 128.