Žabeni (Macedonian Cyrillic: Жабени; Albanian: Zhabjan) is a village in the municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Bistrica. It is a village 9.71 kilometers away from Bitola, which is the second largest city in the country.
Žabeni
Жабени Zhabjan | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Žabeni village centre | |
  Žabeni Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°02′N 21°16′E / 41.033°N 21.267°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Pelagonia |
| Municipality |  Bitola |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 144 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | BT |
| Website | . |
Demographics
editŽabeni is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467/68 as a village in the vilayet of Manastir. The inhabitants attested primarily bore typical Albanian anthroponyms, such as Gjergj, Gjin and Gjon alongside a mix of Christian and Slavic ones.[1]
As of the 2021 census, Žabeni had 144 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]
- Albanians 120
- Macedonians 14
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 10
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 178 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]
- Albanians 143
- Macedonians 3
- Others 5
References
edit- ^ Murati, Qemal (2022). "EMRA VETJAKË TË PROVENIENCËS SHQIPTARE NË VILAJETIN E MANASTIRIT NË DRITËN E DEFTERËVE OSMANË TË SHEK. XV". Studime Albanologjike. ITSH: 22.
ZHABJANI Gerg, i biri i Petre-s; Gerg, i biri i Mrçko-s; Gin, i biri i Dimo-s; Gin, i biri i Andreja-s; Gon, i biri i Dedie-s; Nikolla, i biri i Gon-it; Todor, i biri i Gon-it; Dimitri, i biri i Tode-s; Bojko, i biri i Dimitri-t; Pejo, i biri i Dimitri-t; Dabe, i biri i dimitri-t; Dimitri, i biri i Vllajko-s.
- ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
- ^ 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. 69.
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