Pralenik
Pralenik (Macedonian: Праленик, Turkish: Pralenik) is a village in the municipality of Centar Župa, North Macedonia.
Demographics
The village is inhabited by a Turkish speaking population consisting of Turks.
According to the 1942 Italian protectorate of Albania census, Pralenik was inhabited by 126 Muslim Albanians.
As of the 2021 census, Pralenik had 144 residents with the following ethnic composition:
- Turks 137
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 7
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 177 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:
- Turks 176
- Others 1
References
- ^ Vidoeski, Božidar (1998). Dijalektite na makedonskiot jazik. Vol. 1. Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. ISBN 9789989649509. p.214. "Турски етнички елемент живее во Жупа - во селата: Коџаџик, Новаци, Брештани, Елевци, Евла, Долгаш, Ослоница и Праленик, и нешто во градот Дебар." p. 326.
- ^ Bunguri, Adem (2009). "Kalaja e Koxhaxhikut (Dibër) [Koxhaxhik's Castle (Dibër)]". Studime Historike (1–02): 44. "Është kjo arsyeja që pranë kalasë së Koxhaxhikut sot gjenden 6 fshatra turqishtfolës, që janë: Pralanik, Breshtan, Novak, Elefc, Koxhaxhik dhe Dollgash."
- ^ "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. 189.
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