Velestovo, Ohrid
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Велестово | |
|---|---|
 Velestovo on Galičica Mountain | |
  Velestovo Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°05′00″N 20°49′40″E / 41.08333°N 20.82778°E | |
| Country | North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southwestern |
| Municipality |  Ohrid |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 889 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Velestovo (Macedonian: Велестово) is a village situated on the slopes of Galičica Mountain in Ohrid Municipality, North Macedonia. It is located roughly 4 kilometres from the town of Ohrid.
According to the statistics of the Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900, 560 inhabitants lived in Velestovo, all Bulgarian Christians.[1]
As of the 2021 census, Velestovo had 889 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]
- Macedonians 855
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 29
- Others 5
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 53 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]
- Macedonians 53
Churches
- Dormition of the Theotokos Church - from the 15th century
- Holy Trinity Church - the main church of Velestovo Monastery
People
- Slave Ǵorǵo Dimoski (b. 1959) - poet
- Dubravka Kiselički -actress
