Huma, North Macedonia
Only Megleno-Romanian village in North Macedonia
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Huma (Macedonian: Ума or Хума; Megleno Romanian: Umă[1][2] or Uma[1]) is a village located in the Gevgelija municipality of North Macedonia. It is only a few kilometres from the border with Greece.[3]
Huma
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Village | |
 View of the entrance to the village | |
  Huma Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°11′9″N 22°19′35″E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southeastern |
| Municipality |  Gevgelija |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 4 |
| Demonyms | umineț (sg. and pl.; in Megleno-Romanian) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
Huma was razed during World War I. During Bulgaria's occupation of Serbia in the war, the Megleno-Romanians of Huma were deported to occupied Aleksinac.[4]
Demographics
As of 2021, the village of Huma has 4 inhabitants and the ethnic composition was the following:[5]
- Vlachs (Megleno-Romanians) – 3
- Macedonians – 1
Huma remained the only Megleno-Romanian village in modern North Macedonia following the Slavicisation of Konsko (Coinsco or Conițca) and Sermenin (Sirminină or Sirminina), previously also Megleno-Romanian villages in which, by the end of the 19th century, Megleno-Romanian was no longer spoken.[4] The demonym for Huma in Megleno-Romanian in both singular and plural is umineț.[1]
Notable people
- Petar Atanasov (born 1939), Megleno-Romanian linguist
