Novak, Centar Župa

Village in Southwestern, North Macedonia

Novak

Village

Новак

Airview of the village

Novak

Location within North Macedonia

Coordinates: 41°26′12″N 20°36′58″E﻿ / ﻿41.43667°N 20.61611°E﻿ / 41.43667; 20.61611
Country|  North Macedonia
Region|  Southwestern
Municipality|  Centar Župa
Population

(2021)

• Total| 751
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates| DB
Website| .

Novak (Macedonian: Новак, Turkish: Novak) is a village in the municipality of Centar Župa, North Macedonia. The village is inhabited mainly by Turks.

## Demographics[edit]

According to the 1929 ethnographic map by Russian Slavist Afanasy Selishchev, Novak was a mixed Bulgarian-Albanian village.[1]

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Novak was inhabited by 643 Muslim Albanians.[2]

The village is inhabited by a Turkish speaking population consisting of Turks.[3][4]

As of the 2021 census, Novak had 751 residents with the following ethnic composition:[5]

* Turks 703
* Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 45
* Others 3

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1,006 inhabitants.[6] Ethnic groups in the village include:[6]

* Turks 1,003
* Others 3

## References[edit]

1. ^ Афанасий Селищев. „Полог и его болгарское население. Исторические, этнографические и диалектологические очерки северо-западной Македонии“. – София, 1929, стр. 26.
2. ^ http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm
3. ^ Vidoeski, Božidar (1998). Dijalektite na makedonskiot jazik. Vol. 1. Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. ISBN 9789989649509. p.214. "Турски етнички елемент живее во Жупа - во селата: Коџаџик, Новаци, Брештани, Елевци, Евла, Долгаш, Ослоница и Праленик, и нешто во градот Дебар." p. 326.
4. ^ Bunguri, Adem (2009). "Kalaja e Koxhaxhikut (Dibër) [Koxhaxhik's Castle (Dibër)]". Studime Historike (1–02): 44. "Është kjo arsyeja që pranë kalasë së Koxhaxhikut sot gjenden 6 fshatra turqishtfolës, që janë: Pralanik, Breshtan, Novak, Elefc, Koxhaxhik dhe Dollgash."
5. ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
6. ^ a b Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 189.

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Villages in Centar Župa Municipality

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* Centar Župa

Village(s):|

* Bajramovci
* Balanci
* Breštani
* Broštica
* Crno Boci
* Dolgaš
* Dolno Melničani
* Elevci
* Evla
* Golem Papradnik
* Gorenci
* Gorno Melničani
* Kočišta
* Kodžadžik
* Mal Papradnik
* Novak
* Odžovci
* Osolnica
* Pareši
* Pralenik
* Vlasiḱi
* Žitineni

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