Velgošti

Place in Southwestern, North Macedonia
Velgošti
Велгошти
Panoramic view of the village
Panoramic view of the village
41°08′N 20°50′E / 41.133°N 20.833°E / 41.133; 20.833
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Ohrid
Population
 (2021)
 • Total3,141
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Velgošti (Macedonian: Велгошти) is a village in the municipality of Ohrid, North Macedonia. It has a primary school called Živko Čingo dedicated to the author born there.

Demographics

According to the statistics of the Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900, 1220 inhabitants lived in Velgošti, 1190 Bulgarian Exarchists and 30 Muslim Bulgarians.[1]

As of the 2021 census, Velgošti had 3,141 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]

  • Macedonians 2,673
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 394
  • Others 66
  • Vlachs 8

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 3,060 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

References

  1. ^ Vasil Kanchov. "Macedonia. "Ethnography and statistics." Sofia, 1900, p. 252
  2. ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  3. ^ a b Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 314.
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