Novaci (Macedonian: ) is a village in North Macedonia. It is the seat of the Novaci Municipality.
Novaci
Новаци | |
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Village | |
 View of the village, along with REK Bitola | |
  Novaci Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°02′31″N 21°27′22″E / 41.04194°N 21.45611°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Pelagonia |
| Municipality |  Novaci |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 1,283 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | . |
Economy
editThe inhabitants are mainly farmers and livestock breeders, and some of them are employed in the local plants: REK Bitola, ZK Pelagonija and Macedonian Woods.
Demographics
editAccording to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, the village had 60 houses, 4 bachelors and 4 widows. The village predominantly displayed Slavic anthroponymy, with a small minority of instances of heads of families having traditional Albanian names, usually alongside a Slavic one.[1]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1283 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2][3]
- Macedonians 1281
- Others 2
Sports
editLocal football club FK Novaci plays in the Macedonian Third League (Southwest Division).
References
edit- ^ Rexha, Iljaz (2012). "POPULLSIA ALBANE GJATË MESJETËS NË HAPSIRËN E MAQEDONISË SË SOTME" (43): 24.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ 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. 145.
- ^ http://makedonija.name/municipalities/bitola/novaci[permanent dead link]