Kažani (Macedonian: Кажани, Albanian: Kazhanjë) is a village in the municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Capari.
Kažani
Кажани Kazhanjë | |
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Village | |
 View of the village | |
  Kažani Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°04′N 21°09′E / 41.067°N 21.150°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Pelagonia |
| Municipality |  Bitola |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 75 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | BT |
| Website | . |
Demographics
editThe Albanian population of Kažani are Tosks, a subgroup of southern Albanians.[1] In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Kažani was inhabited by 450 Muslim Albanians and 65 Bulgarians.[2] In 1905 in statistics gathered by Dimitar Mishev Brancoff, Kažani was inhabited by 480 Muslim Albanians and 56 Bulgarian Exarchists.[3] According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 75 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]
- Macedonians 59
- Albanians 13
- Turks 2
- Others 1
References
edit- ^ Indogermanische Gesellschaft (1929). Indogermanisches Jahrbuch, Vol. 13. Karl J. Trübner. p. 183. "Monastir (Bitol) auch für das Studium des Alb. geeignet: Ostrec (11 km von Monastir), Zlokućani haben geg., Dihovo, Bratindol, Magarevo, Ramna, Kažani, Dolenci, Lera, Crnovec, Drevenik, Murgašovo tosk. Bevölkerung. Die tosk."
- ^ Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 239.
- ^ D.M.Brancoff (1905). La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne. Paris. pp. 174-175.
- ^ 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. 187.
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