Raštani, Bitola
Village in Pelagonia, North Macedonia
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Raštani (Macedonian Cyrillic: Раштани) is a village 2.49 kilometres (1.55 mi) away from Bitola, which is the second-largest city in North Macedonia.
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Country
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
Demographics
Raštani is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467/68 as a village in the vilayet of Manastir. The inhabitants attested primarily bore a mixture of Christian Albanian and Slavic anthroponyms, such as Rajko, son of Gjon.[1]
As of the 2021 census, Raštani had 550 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]
- Macedonians 530
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 12
- Albanians 4
- Others 4
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 396 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3][4]
- Macedonians 391
- Aromanians 3
- Others 2