Kolibari (Macedonian: Колибари, Albanian: Kolibarë) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former Zajas Municipality.

History

Kolibari contains two archaeological sites: Roman-era graves and a necropolis from the Middle Ages.[1]

During the period of 1912–1913, members of the Serbian army massacred a total of 6 Albanian men from the village. Communist Partisan forces later killed 5 more Albanians in 1944 and burned the village, leading to an outbreak of typhus that resulted in the deaths of 37 inhabitants.[2]

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Kolibari had 355 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]

  • Albanians 338
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 17

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 742 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]

References

  1. ^ Dimče, Kočo (1996). Археолошка карта на Република Македонија. Skopje: MANU. ISBN 9789989101069
  2. ^ Hyseni, Safet (2007). Varrezat masive në Kërçovë dhe rrethinë. Kičevo: DEA. p. 68-, 145. ISBN 9789989143373.
  3. ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  4. ^ 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. 103.


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