Centar Župa (Macedonian: Центар Жупа; Turkish: Merkez Jupa) is a village and seat in the municipality of Centar Župa, North Macedonia. The town is inhabited mainly by Turks.

Centar Župa
Village
Центар Жупа
Merkez Jupa
Airview of the village
Airview of the village
Centar Župa is located in North Macedonia
Centar Župa
Centar Župa
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°28′05″N 20°33′32″E / 41.4681°N 20.5589°E / 41.4681; 20.5589
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Centar Župa
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
354
Official Language(s)
 • primaryMacedonian
 • secondaryTurkish
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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Demographics

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Centar Župa is a new village formed by families who settled in the area and originate from the villages of Balanci, Bajramovci, Crno Boci, Golem Papradnik and Mal Papradnik.[1]

As of the 2021 census, Centar Župa had 354 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]

  • Turks 304
  • Macedonians 33
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 13
  • Albanians 4

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 800 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Limanoski, Nijazi; Rosoklija, Stojče Dojčinovski (1987). Istorija, folklor i etnologija na islamiziranite Makedonci. Republička zaednica na kulturno naučnite manifestacii na Makedoncite muslimani. p. 281. "Центар Жупа како нова населба се формира од доселени фамилии од блиските села: Голем и Мал Папрадник, Баланци, Бајрамовци и Црнобоци."
  2. ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  3. ^ 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.