Pirok

Village in Polog, North Macedonia

Pirok

Village

Pirok

Pirok

Pirok

Location within Macedonia

Coordinates: 41°55′N 20°55′E﻿ / ﻿41.917°N 20.917°E﻿ / 41.917; 20.917
Country|  North Macedonia
Region|  Polog
Municipality|  Bogovinje
Population

(2021)

• Total

| 3,963
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

1214

Area code| +389 (0)44
Car plates| TE
Website| .

Pirok (Albanian: Pirok) is a village in the municipality of Bogovinje, North Macedonia. It is located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of Tetovo.

## Demographics

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As of the 2021 census, Pirok had 3,963 residents with the following ethnic composition:[1]

* Albanians 3,695
* Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 268

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 4,701 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

* Albanians 4,701

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Pirok was inhabited by 2008 Muslim Albanians.[3]

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Pirok was inhabited by 660 Muslim Albanians.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
2. ^ 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. 72.
3. ^ "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
4. ^ Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 212.

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Villages in Bogovinje Municipality

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* Bogovinje

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* Dolno Palčište
* Gorno Palčište
* Gorno Sedlarce
* Jelovjane
* Kamenjane
* Novaḱe
* Novo Selo
* Pirok
* Rakovec
* Selce Keč
* Siničane
* Urvič
* Žerovjane

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