Novak, Centar Župa

Novak (Macedonian: Новак, Turkish: Novak) is a village in the municipality of Centar Župa, North Macedonia. The village is inhabited mainly by Turks.

Novak
Village
Новак
Airview of the village
Novak
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°26′12″N 20°37′04″E
Country North Macedonia
Region Southwestern
Municipality Centar Župa
Population
 (2021)
 • Total751
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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Demographics

The village is inhabited by a Turkish speaking population consisting of Turks.[1][2]

As of the 2021 census, Novak had 751 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]

  • Turks 703
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 45
  • Others 3

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1,006 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]

References
  1. Vidoeski, Božidar (1998). Dijalektite na makedonskiot jazik. Vol. 1. Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. ISBN 9789989649509. p.214. "Турски етнички елемент живее во Жупа - во селата: Коџаџик, Новаци, Брештани, Елевци, Евла, Долгаш, Ослоница и Праленик, и нешто во градот Дебар." p. 326.
  2. Bunguri, Adem (2009). "Kalaja e Koxhaxhikut (Dibër) [Koxhaxhik's Castle (Dibër)]". Studime Historike (1–02): 44. "Është kjo arsyeja që pranë kalasë së Koxhaxhikut sot gjenden 6 fshatra turqishtfolës, që janë: Pralanik, Breshtan, Novak, Elefc, Koxhaxhik dhe Dollgash."
  3. Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  4. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 189.
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