Kalište, Vrapčište
Kališti (Macedonian: Калиште, Albanian: Kalisht) is a village in the municipality of Vrapčište, North Macedonia. It used to be part of Negotino-Pološko Municipality.
History
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Kališti appears as being largely inhabited by an Orthodox Christian population. Some families had a mixed Slav-Albanian anthroponomy - usually a Slavic first name and an Albanian last name or last names with Albanian patronyms and Slavic suffixes.
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Kalište had 511 residents with the following ethnic composition:
- Albanians 482
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 29
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 681 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:
- Albanians 668
- Macedonians 1
- Others 12
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Kalište was inhabited by 669 Muslim Albanians.
References
- ^ Rexha, Iljaz (2011). "Vendbanimet dhe popullsia albane gjatë mesjetës në hapësirën e Maqedonisë së sotme: Sipas burimeve sllave dhe osmane". Gjurmime Albanologjike: Seria e Shkencave Historike (41–42): 167–218.
- ^ 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. 143.
- ^ "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
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