Gradec (Macedonian: Градец, Albanian: Gradec) is a village in the municipality of Vrapčište, North Macedonia. It used to be part of Negotino-Pološko Municipality.

Gradec
Village
Градец
Gradec is located in North Macedonia
Gradec
Gradec
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°53′45″N 20°54′15″E / 41.89583°N 20.90417°E / 41.89583; 20.90417
Country North Macedonia
Region Polog
Municipality Vrapčište
Population
 (2021)
 • Total3,934
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesGV
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Demographics

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As of the 2021 census, Graadec had 3,934 residents with the following ethnic composition:[1]

  • Albanians 3,833
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 95
  • Others 6

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 4,555 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Gradec was inhabited by 1685 Muslim Albanians.[3]

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Gradec was inhabited by 660 Muslim Albanians and 100 Orthodox Bulgarians.[4]

Sports

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Local football club KF Gradec plays in the OFS Gostivar league.

References

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  1. ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  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. 143.
  3. ^ "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
  4. ^ Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 212.
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