Otlja
Otlja (Macedonian: Отља, Albanian: Hotël) is a village in the municipality of Lipkovo, North Macedonia.
Demographics
According to the statistics of Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900, 490 inhabitants lived in Otlja, 250 Albanian Muslims, 200 Romani and 40 Christian Bulgarians. As of the 2021 census, Otlja had 2,538 residents with the following ethnic composition:
- Albanians 2,485
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 52
- Others 1
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 3148 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:
- Albanians 3137
- Macedonians 0
- Others 8
References
- ^ Vasil Kanchov. "Macedonia. "Ethnography and statistics." Sofia, 1900, p. 217
- ^ 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. 132.
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