Slupčane

Coordinates: 42°10′N 21°38′E / 42.167°N 21.633°E / 42.167; 21.633
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Slupčane
Слупчане
Sllupçan
Village
Slupčane is located in North Macedonia
Slupčane
Slupčane
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 42°10′N 21°38′E / 42.167°N 21.633°E / 42.167; 21.633
Country North Macedonia
Region Southeastern
Municipality Lipkovo
Population
 (2021)
 • Total3,654
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesKU
Website.

Slupčane (Macedonian: Слупчане, Albanian: Sllupçan) is the largest village in the municipality of Lipkovo, North Macedonia.

History[edit]

Descendants of the Krasniqi fis were recorded in the villages of Gošince, Slupčane, Alaševce and Runica in 1965.[1] From May-June 2001 the Battle of Slupčane took place during the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia, it was an NLA victory.

Demographics[edit]

As of the 2021 census, Slupčane had 3,654 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]

  • Albanians 3,574
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 79
  • Others 1


According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 3789 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

Sports[edit]

The local football club KF Besa Sllupçan plays in the Macedonian Third Football League.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Naučno društvo Bosne i Hercegovine: Odjeljenje istorisko-filoloških nauka. Vol. 26. 1965. p. 199. Arbanasa fisa Krasnića ima u selima: Gošnicu, Slupćanu, Alaševcu, Ruđincu.
  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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