Vrutok
Vrutok
Вруток Vërtok | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Vrutok Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°46′N 20°50′E / 41.767°N 20.833°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Gostivar |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 1,127 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | GV |
| Website | . |
Vrutok (Template:Lang-mk, Template:Country data Vërtok) is a village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia. The village is situated on the slopes of Mount Bistra by the Korab mountains, near the town of Gostivar.
Geography
Its importance belongs to the water streams where the river Vardar (388 km), a major river in North Macedonia and Greece, rises. Nearby is the hydro power plant Vrutok with 49 MW capacity.
Demographics
According to ethnographer Vasil Kanchov's data from 1900, the village was inhabited by 460 Bulgarian Exarchists, 300 Muslim Albanians and 24 Roma people.[1]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1127 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]
- Albanians 846
- Macedonians 276
- Serbs 3
- Others 2
References
- ^ Кѫнчовъ, Василъ. Македония. Етнография и статистика. София, Българското книжовно дружество, 1900 p. 213.
- ^ 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. 85.
External links
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