Raven, Gostivar
Village in Polog, North Macedonia
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Raven (Macedonian: Равен, Albanian: Raven) is a village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia.
Raven | |
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Village | |
| Равен | |
Airview of the village | |
  Raven Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°47′N 20°51′E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Gostivar |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,116 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | GV |
| Website | . |
History
Raven is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 32 Christian households, 2 widows and 2 bachelors.[1][2]
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Raven had 1,116 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]
- Albanians 1,077
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 33
- Macedonians 2
- Others 4
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1615 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]
- Albanians 1611
- Macedonians 2
- Serbs 1
- Others 1
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Raven was inhabited by 726 Muslim Albanians.[5]
