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Sekirani

Coordinates: 41°02′N 21°16′E / 41.033°N 21.267°E / 41.033; 21.267
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Sekirani
Секирани
Village
Sekirani is located in North Macedonia
Sekirani
Sekirani
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°02′N 21°16′E / 41.033°N 21.267°E / 41.033; 21.267
Country North Macedonia
Region Pelagonia
Municipality Bitola
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
114
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Sekirani (Macedonian Cyrillic: Секирани) is a village 11.84 kilometres (7.36 mi) away from Bitola, which is the second-largest city in North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Kukurečani.

Demographics

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Sekirani is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467/68 as a village in the vilayet of Manastir. The names attested were almost entirely Slavic in character, while a small minority of inhabitants bore Albanian and mixed Slavic-Albanian anthroponyms.[1]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 114 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Murati, Qemal (2022). "EMRA VETJAKË TË PROVENIENCËS SHQIPTARE NË VILAJETIN E MANASTIRIT NË DRITËN E DEFTERËVE OSMANË TË SHEK. XV". Studime Albanologjike. ITSH: 30. SEKIRANI Dimitri, i biri i Kojo-s; Dimitri, i biri i Bojko-s; Dimto, i biri i Dimitri-t; Kojko, i biri i Dimitri-t.s
  2. ^ 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. 128.
  3. ^ "Sekirani Bitola, Macedonia - Sekirani Bitola | Sekirani map".