Gorenci, Debarca
Gorenci (Macedonian: Горенци, Albanian: Gorencë) is a village in the municipality of Debarca, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Mešeišta. It is located close to Ohrid Airport.
Demographics
During the Ottoman period, Gorenci was a chiflik settlement and inhabited by an Orthodox Macedonian population. During the course of the 20th century, Albanians have settled in the village.
As of the 2021 census, Gorenci had 223 residents with the following ethnic composition:
- Macedonians 87
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 75
- Albanians 57
- Others 4
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 316 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:
- Macedonians 169
- Albanians 145
- Others 2
References
- ^ Włodzimierz, Pianka (1970). Toponomastikata na Ohridsko-Prespanskiot bazen. Institut za makedonski jazik "Krste Misirkov". p. 82. "Горенци. Ова некогашен чивлик (Хан, 385) бил чисто мак. село (К'нчов: 130 жители - прав. М.). Во овој век, доселиле тука Албанци."
- ^ 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. 139.
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