Bistrica, Bitola
Village in Pelagonia, North Macedonia
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Bistrica (Macedonian: Бистрица) is a village in the municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia. It lies about 6.31 kilometres away from Bitola, which is the second largest city in North Macedonia.
Bistrica | |
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Village | |
| Бистрица | |
Air view of the village Bistrica | |
 Seal | |
  Bistrica Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 40°58′45″N 21°21′48″E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Pelagonia |
| Municipality |  Bitola |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 1,015 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | BT |
| Website | . |
Demographics
Bistrica is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467/68 as a village in the vilayet of Manastir. The inhabitants attested largely bore typical Slavic anthroponyms along with a few instances of Albanian ones, such as Тode Arbanash, Gerg son of Pelegrin or Dimitri son of Prift.[1]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1015 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]
- Macedonians 949
- Albanians 55
- Serbs 8
- Others 3