| Bituše | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
| Битуше | |
 Panoramic view of the village | |
  BitušeLocation within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°37′00″N 20°35′18″E / 41.6167°N 20.5883°E / 41.6167; 20.5883 | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Mavrovo and Rostuša |
| Population | |
| • Total | 161 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | GV |
| Website | . |
Bituše (Macedonian: Битуше) is a village in the municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša, North Macedonia.
Demographics
Bituše is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a village in the ziamet of Reka which was under the authority of Karagöz Bey. The village had a total of three households and the anthroponymy attested was Albanian in character.
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Bituše was inhabited by 624 Bulgarians.
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 96 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:
- Macedonians 95
- Serbs 1
As of the 2021 census, Bituše had 161 residents with the following ethnic composition:
- Macedonians 128
- Others (including Torbeš) 29
- Others 3
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 1
References
- Caka, Eduart (2019). Defteri i hollësishëm për zonat e dibrës i vitit 1467. Tiranë: Akademia e studimeve albanologjike instituti historisë. p. 121.
Petko Arbenasi, Pavël Arbenasini, and Gjuro Çervenko.
- "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
- ^ Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 135.
- Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
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