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Village in Pelagonia, North Macedonia

Krivogaštani Кривогаштани
Village
Krivogaštani is located in North MacedoniaKrivogaštaniKrivogaštaniLocation within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°20′09″N 21°19′59″E / 41.33583°N 21.33306°E / 41.33583; 21.33306
Country North Macedonia
Region Pelagonia
Municipality Krivogaštani
Population (2002)
• Total 1,870
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Krivogaštani (Macedonian: Кривогаштани) is a village situated near Prilep on the Pelagonian plain in North Macedonia. The village is the seat of Krivogaštani municipality.

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Krivogaštani appears being largely inhabited by an Albanian population. The register displayed mixed Albanian and Slavic anthroponymy, with instances of individuals bearing both Slavic and Albanian names. The names are: Gjin Arbanas (t.Arnaut), Prono (Projo) his brother, Pejo Marin-i, Martin Kovaç-i, Stepan Berisha, Stala Berisha (Berisha).[1]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1,870 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]

Local football club FK Mladost plays in the Macedonian Third League (Center Division).

  1. ^ Rexha, Iljaz (2012). "POPULLSIA ALBANE GJATË MESJETËS NË HAPSIRËN E MAQEDONISË SË SOTME" (43): 39.
  2. ^ 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. 125.