Brvenica, North Macedonia
Village in Polog, North Macedonia
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Brvenica (Macedonian: ⓘ) is a village in the municipality of Brvenica, North Macedonia. It is the seat of the Brvenica Municipality.
Brvenica
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Village | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Brvenica Municipality | |
  Brvenica Location within North Macedonia | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality | Brvenica |
| Area | |
• Total | 164.30 km2 (63.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 3,102 |
| • Density | 18.88/km2 (48.90/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Postal code | 1216 |
| Area code | 044 |
| Vehicle registration | TE |
| Website | Official Website |
History
Brvenica is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 100 Christian households, three bachelors and three widows.[1][2][3]
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Brvenica was inhabited by 105 Christian Macedonians (By Vasil they were classified as bulgarians).[4]
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Brvenica had 3,102 residents with the following ethnic composition:[5]
- Macedonians 2,973
- Serbs 37
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 68
- Others 24
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 2,981 inhabitants.[6]
Ethnic groups in the village include:[6]
- Macedonians 2,893
- Serbs 21
- Albanians 2
- Others 2