Zletovo (Macedonian: Злетово) is a village in the municipality of Probištip, North Macedonia. It used to be a municipality of its own and its FIPS code was MK48.
History
One of the neighborhoods of the village bears the name Arvanik, which stems from the Proto-Albanian arb, arban but with the Greek phonetic development rb -> rv and with the suffix ik, resulting in the form Arvanik. The neighborhood was inhabited by an Albanian population and was named in this way by the Byzantine administration.[1]
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 2,477 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]
- Macedonians 2,471
- Serbs 2
- Aromanians 1
- Others 3
References
- ^ Rexha, Iljaz (2011). "Vendbanimet dhe popullsia albane gjatë mesjetës në hapësirën e Maqedonisë së sotme: Sipas burimeve sllave dhe osmane". Gjurmime Albanologjike: Seria e Shkencave Historike (41–42): 95.
- ^ 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. 105.