Population Macedonians in Albania

1 population

1.1 geographic distribution

1.1.1 mala prespa
1.1.2 bilisht
1.1.3 korçë
1.1.4 lake ohrid region
1.1.5 golo brdo
1.1.6 dolno pole
1.1.7 gora

population

external estimates on population of macedonians in albania include 10,000, whereas macedonian sources have claimed 120,000 350,000 macedonians in albania despite high levels of emigration official number of people registering macedonians in albania has more doubled on last 60 years, according albanian census data.

in march 2009, commission minority issues of foreign ministry of albania announced results of study national minorities in country. according study, there 4,148 macedonians (0.14% of total population) living in country. mayor of pustec edmond temelko criticised report , said number once again proves albanian government denies existence of macedonian minority . stated population of pustec, populated ethnic macedonians, 5,300 , macedonian minority in albania makes 150,000. ethnic macedonian organisations of albania announced complain @ albanian institutions , international organisations.

pustec 1 of biggest settlements populated macedonians

the 2011 census controversial nation s ethnic minorities. macedonian , greek groups sharply criticized article 20 of census law, according $1,000 fine imposed on declare ethnicity other stated on or birth certificate. seen attempt intimidate minorities declaring albanian ethnicity. in addition, believed albanian government had stated jail did not participate in census or refused declare or ethnicity.

geographic distribution

regions ethnic macedonians live within albania

macedonians in albania traditionally live in mala prespa (macedonian: Мала Преспа), golo brdo (macedonian: Голо Брдо, golo brdo), dibër (macedonian: Дебар Поле, debar pole), korçë (macedonian: Горица, gorica), pogradec (macedonian: Поградец) , gora (macedonian: Гора) areas. some, however, have moved larger cities tirana, 500 ethnic macedonians live of 2011 census.

mala prespa

macedonians officially recognised minority population in municipality of pustec, on shores of lake prespa. municipality consists of following villages:

cerja (macedonian: Церје)
dolna gorica (macedonian: Долна Горица)
glloboçeni (macedonian: Глобочани)
gorna gorica (macedonian: Горна Горица)
leska (macedonian: Леска)
pustec (macedonian: Пустец)
Šulin (macedonian: Шулин)
tuminec (macedonian: Туминец)
zrnovsko (macedonian: Зрновско)

bilisht

macedonians inhabit region south of lake prespa, within devoll district. macedonian minority can found in bilisht (macedonian: Билишта, bilišta) , in village of verniku (macedonian: Врбник, vrbnik), macedonian-inhabited village in albania considered form part of aegean macedonia. 2 other villages macedonian populations in region sueci (macedonian: Шуец, Šuec) , zagradeci (macedonian: Заградец, zagradec).

korçë

small remnants of population of macedonians can found in boboshticë (macedonian: Бобоштица, boboštica) , drenove (macedonian: Дреново, drenovo). gorica dialect of macedonian used macedonian inhabitants of region.

lake ohrid region

macedonians can found in village of lin (macedonian: Лин). macedonians of lin speak vevčani-radožda dialect of macedonian.

golo brdo

macedonians form significant population in golo brdo (macedonian: Голо Брдо, golo brdo) region, there significant minority of albanians. macedonian populations can found in following places:

borovë (macedonian: Борово, borovo)
gjinovec (macedonian: Гиновец, ginovec or Гинеец, gineec)
golovisht (macedonian: Голеишта, goleišta)
klenjë (macedonian: Клење)
kojovec (macedonian: Којовец)
lladomericë (macedonian: Владимирица, vladimirica)
libolesh (macedonian: Љубалеш, ljubalesh)
miresh (macedonian: Миреши, mireši)
orzhanovë (macedonian: Оржаново, oržanovo)
ostren madhe (macedonian: Големо Острени, golemo ostreni)
ostren vogël (macedonian: Мало Острени, malo ostreni)
pasinkë (macedonian: Пасинки, pasinki)
radovesh (macedonian: Радовеща, radovešta)
sebisht (macedonian: Себишта, sebišta)
steblevë (macedonian: Стеблево, steblevo or Стебљево, stebljevo)
tërbaç (macedonian: Тербачиште, terbačište)
trebisht (macedonian: Требишта, trebišta)
tuçep (macedonian: Тучепи, tučepi)
vërnicë (macedonian: Врница, vrnica)
viçisht (macedonian: Вичишта, vičišta)

dolno pole

the area known dolno pole (macedonian: Долно Поле) situated east of town of peshkopi. several villages macedonian populations can found in region. include:

dovolan (macedonian: Довољани, dovoljani)
herebel (macedonian: Ербеле, erbele)
kërçishti poshtëm (macedonian: Долна Крчишта, dolna krčišta)
kërçishti epërm (macedonian: Горна Крчишта, gorna krčišta)
kllobuçisht (macedonian: Клабучища, klabučišta)
maqellarë (macedonian: Макелара, makelara or Маќелари, makjelari)

gora

many inhabitants of gora (macedonian: Гора) region (which straddles albania, kosovo , macedonia) slavic-speaking muslims, number has been estimated @ c. 40,000 - 120,000. sources republic of macedonia claim gorani people subgroup of ethnic macedonians. in 2011 census, 11.7% of residents in zapod , 7.7% in shishtavec identified ethnic macedonians.