Matka, Saraj
Village in Skopje, North Macedonia
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Matka (Macedonian: Матка, Albanian: Matkë) is a village in the municipality of Saraj, North Macedonia.
Matka
Матка Matkë | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Matka Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°58′N 21°17′E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Skopje |
| Municipality |  Saraj |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 466 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | SK |
| Website | . |
History
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Matka was inhabited by 120 Muslim Albanians and 60 Christian Bulgarians Albanians.[1] In 1905 Dimitar Mishev Brancoff gathered statistics about the Christian population of Macedonia, in which the village of Matka appears as consisting of 56 Bulgarian Exarchists and 42 Christian Albanians.[2]
Demographics
According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 466 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]
- Albanians 248
- Macedonians 157
- Bosniaks 5
- Serbs 1
- Others 55
| Year | Macedonian | Albanian | Turks | Romani | Vlachs | Serbs | Bosniaks | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 167 | 300 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 468 |
| 2021 | 157 | 248 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 55 | 466 |
