Kažani
Kažani (Macedonian: Кажани, Albanian: Kazhanjë) is a village in the municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Capari.
Demographics
The Albanian population of Kažani are Tosks, a subgroup of southern Albanians. In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Kažani was inhabited by 450 Muslim Albanians and 65 Bulgarians. In 1905 in statistics gathered by Dimitar Mishev Brancoff, Kažani was inhabited by 480 Muslim Albanians and 56 Bulgarian Exarchists. According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 75 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:
- Macedonians 59
- Albanians 13
- Turks 2
- Others 1
References
- ^ Indogermanische Gesellschaft (1929). Indogermanisches Jahrbuch, Vol. 13. Karl J. Trübner. p. 183. "Monastir (Bitol) auch für das Studium des Alb. geeignet: Ostrec (11 km von Monastir), Zlokućani haben geg., Dihovo, Bratindol, Magarevo, Ramna, Kažani, Dolenci, Lera, Crnovec, Drevenik, Murgašovo tosk. Bevölkerung. Die tosk."
- ^ Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 239.
- ^ D.M.Brancoff (1905). La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne. Paris. pp. 174-175.
- ^ Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 187.
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