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Butel

Coordinates: 42°02′N 21°27′E / 42.033°N 21.450°E / 42.033; 21.450
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Butel
Бутел
Neighbourhood
Butel is located in North Macedonia
Butel
Butel
Location within Republic of North Macedonia
Coordinates: 42°02′N 21°27′E / 42.033°N 21.450°E / 42.033; 21.450
Country North Macedonia
Region Skopje
Municipality Butel
Population
 (2021)
 • Total24,391
Time zoneUTC+1:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2:00 (CEST)
Car platesSK
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Butel (Macedonian: Бутел, Albanian: Butel) is a neighbourhood in the city of Skopje, North Macedonia, and the seat of Butel Municipality.

Demographics

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According to the 2021 census, the town had a total of 24.391 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the town include:[1]

Year Macedonian Albanian Turks Romani Vlachs Serbs Bosniaks Others Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources Total
2002 7,616 4,846 450 104 27 377 406 179 14,005
2021 10,451 8,646 1,229 258 56 353 1,002 402 1,994 24,391


In the aftermath of the 2001 insurgency some Macedonians from Čair moved to other Skopje urban areas such as nearby Butel.[2] The neighborhood has a mixed population that includes minorities of Romani and Turks, yet Butel is associated with Albanians in North Macedonia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Macedonian Census (2021), Book 5 – Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2021
  2. ^ a b Ragaru, Nadege (2008). "The Political Uses and Social Lives of "National Heroes": Controversies over Skanderbeg's Statue in Skopje". Südosteuropa. 56 (4): 536. Archived from the original on 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2019-03-01. "Skopje is indeed spread over both sides of the Vardar river. Although the neighborhoods that lie northeast of the river (Butel, Čair/Çair, Gazi Baba, Suto Orizari) have mixed populations including representatives of the Turkish and Roma minorities, they tend to be associated with the Albanians.... Some people who used to live in the historically mixed area of Čair/Çair may have moved either to Butel (further North)"
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