Otlja

Village in Southeastern, North Macedonia
Otlja
Отља
Hotël
Village
42°09′N 21°35′E / 42.150°N 21.583°E / 42.150; 21.583
Country North Macedonia
Region Southeastern
Municipality Lipkovo
Population
 (2021)
 • Total2,538
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesKU
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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.[1] As of the 2021 census, Otlja had 2,538 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]

  • 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.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

References

  1. ^ Vasil Kanchov. "Macedonia. "Ethnography and statistics." Sofia, 1900, p. 217
  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. 132.


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