Otlja
Village in Southeastern, North Macedonia
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Otlja (Macedonian: Отља, Albanian: Hotël) is a village in the municipality of Lipkovo, North Macedonia.
Otlja
Отља Hotël | |
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Village | |
  Otlja Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 42°09′N 21°35′E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southeastern |
| Municipality |  Lipkovo |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,538 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | KU |
| Website | . |
Demographics
According to the statistics of Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900, 490 inhabitants lived in Otlja, 250 Albanian Muslims, 200 Romani and 40 Christian Bulgarians.[1] As of the 2021 census, Otlja had 2,538 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]
- Albanians 2,485
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 52
- Others 1
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 3148 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]
- Albanians 3137
- Macedonians 0
- Others 8