Banište
Banište
Баниште Banisht | |
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Village | |
 View of the village | |
  Banište Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°34′N 20°32′E / 41.567°N 20.533°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southwestern |
| Municipality |  Debar |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 90 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | DB |
| Website | . |
Banište (Macedonian: Баниште, Albanian: Banisht) is a village in the municipality of Debar, North Macedonia. It is located close to the Albanian border.
Demographics
Banište (Banishta) is recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a village in the vilayet of Upper Dibra. The settlement had a total of 10 households with the anthroponymy attested being of a mixed Albanian-Slavic character with instances of Slavicisation (e.g., Gjon Popovići): Gjorgo Papriçi; Istanec, brother of the aforementioned; Nikolla, brother of the aforementioned; Kojo, son of Gjergj; Gjorgo, son of Istepan; Gjon Popovići; Dimitri, brother of the aforementioned; Progon, brother of the aforementioned; Ninec, brother of Kojo; and Istanec, brother of Gjorgo.[1]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 90 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]
- Albanians 80
- Macedonians 10
References
- ^ Caka, Eduart (2019). Defteri i hollësishëm për zonat e dibrës i vitit 1467. Tiranë: Akademia e studimeve albanologjike instituti historisë. p. 28.
- ^ 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. 88.
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