Bosniaks in North Macedonia

Bosniaks in North Macedonia
Бошњаците во Северна Македонија
Bošnjaci u Sjevernoj Makedoniji
Total population
17,018 (2002)
Regions with significant populations
Skopje7,585[1]
Veles Municipality2,406[1]
Dolneni Municipality2,380[1]
Studeničani Municipality1,662[1]
Petrovec Municipality1,442[1]
Languages
Bosnian, Macedonian[citation needed]
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Bosniaks in Kosovo
Report of the engagement of the Turkish authorities in Skopje over the settlers from Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Muhadžhir-Ottoman Club and a temporary school were created. The report recommends the Serbian government to try to acquire the settlers to the Serbian side, by opening a pub, a barber shop and a reading room. (Skopje, February 6, 1910)

The Bosniaks in North Macedonia (Macedonian: Бошњаци, Bosnian: Bošnjaci / Бошњаци) number 17,018 people according to the 2002 census.[1] The population is largely concentrated in and around the capital Skopje, but also in the municipalities of Veles and Dolneni.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Popis Na Naselenieto, Domaḱinstvata i Stanovite vo Republika Makedonija, 2002 [Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Macedonia, 2002] (PDF). Државен завод за статистика. Retrieved 1 February 2019.