Rajca, Resen
Village in Pelagonia, North Macedonia
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Rajca (Macedonian: Рајца) is a village in the Resen Municipality of North Macedonia, northeast of Lake Prespa. The village is located nearly 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of the municipal centre of Resen.[1]
Rajca
Рајца | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Rajca | |
  Rajca Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°00′08″N 21°03′42″E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Pelagonia |
| Municipality |  Resen |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 66 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +389 |
| Car plates | RE |
Demographics
Rajca has 66 inhabitants as of the most recent census of 2002.[2] The village's population has steadily declined since the 1970s.[3]
| Ethnic group |
census 1961 | census 1971 | census 1981 | census 1991 | census 1994 | census 2002 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Macedonians | 155 | 100 | 159 | 100 | 142 | 98.6 | 80 | 100 | 72 | 100 | 66 | 100 |
| others | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 155 | 159 | 144 | 80 | 72 | 66 | ||||||
Gallery
Sign on main road hailing entrance into Rajca
Road into Rajca
Rajca village
Architecture of Rajca
Architecture of Rajca
Apple orchard in Rajca with Baba mountains in background
Green vegetation in Rajca with Baba mountains in background
Fields of Rajca with Lake Prespa and Galičica mountains in background
Fields and apple orchards of Rajca
Apple orchards of Rajca
St. Nicholas church and orthodox cemetery of Rajca
