Golema Rečica (Macedonian: Голема Речица, Albanian: Reçicë e Madhe) is a village in the municipality of Tetovo, North Macedonia.
Demographics
According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 3.604 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the village include:[1]
- Albanians 3.422
- Macedonians 1
- Others 181
| Year | Macedonian | Albanian | Turks | Romani | Vlachs | Serbs | Bosniaks | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4 | 3.949 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 3.977 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3.422 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 181 | 3.604 |
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Golema Rečica was inhabited by 1303 Muslim Albanians.[2]
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Golema Rečica was inhabited by 380 Muslim Albanians.[3]
Sports
Local football club KF Reçica plays in the Macedonian Third League (West Division).
References
- ^ a b Macedonian Census (2021), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion Archived 2022-12-25 at the Wayback Machine, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2021
- ^ "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
- ^ Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.