Arangel
Arangel (Macedonian: Арангел, Albanian: Haranjell) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Oslomej.
History
After the capture of the village by Partisan forces, 7 Albanian men were executed by the incoming communist forces.
Demographics
The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village was divided in two timars, one having 8 and the other 38 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Arangel was inhabited by a total of 339 Muslim Albanians.
As of the 2021 census, Arangel had 292 residents with the following ethnic composition:
- Albanians 278
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 13
- Others 1
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 709 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:
- Albanians: 708
- Others: 1
References
- ^ Hyseni, Safet (2007). Varrezat masive në Kërçovë dhe rrethinë. Kičevo: DEA. p. 133. ISBN 9789989143373.
- ^ Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.
- ^ "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
- ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
- ^ Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 149.
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