Bosniaks in North Macedonia

Bosniaks in North Macedonia
Бошњаците во Северна Македонија
Bošnjaci u Sjevernoj Makedoniji
Total population
	17,018 (2002)
Regions with significant populations
Skopje	7,585
Veles Municipality	2,406
Dolneni Municipality	2,380
Studeničani Municipality	1,662
Petrovec Municipality	1,442
Languages
	Bosnian, Macedonian[citation needed]
Religion
	Islam
Related ethnic groups
	Bosniaks in Kosovo

The Bosniaks in North Macedonia (Macedonian: Бошњаци, Bosnian: Bošnjaci / Бошњаци) number 17,018 people according to the 2002 census.^[1] The population is largely concentrated in and around the capital Skopje, but also in the municipalities of Veles and Dolneni.

Culture

Religion

Bosniaks started settling in North Macedonia after the Congress of Berlin in 1878. Bosniaks in the Republic of North Macedonia are predominantly adherents to Sunni Islam.^{[citation needed]}

History

In 1952, Yugoslavia and Turkey signed a free emigration agreement that allowed for Muslims in Yugoslavia to migrate to Turkey. Some of these individuals from more northern portions of Yugoslavia did not migrate and instead settled in North Macedonia, including 5,276 Bosniaks from Sandžak.^[2]

The historical censuses in Yugoslavia recorded "Muslims" (Muslimani), the so-called ethnic Muslims, in the SR Macedonia at the numbers of: 1,248 (0.1%) in 1971; 39,512 (2.1%) in 1981; 35,256 (1.7%) in 1991.^{[citation needed]}

Notable individuals

Adis Jahović, member of the North Macedonia national football team
Ferid Muhić, academic
Cedi Osman, basketball player
Elvira Rahić, singer

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Popis Na Naselenieto, Domaḱinstvata i Stanovite vo Republika Makedonija, 2002 [Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Macedonia, 2002] (PDF). Државен завод за статистика. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
^ Историја и географија. Институт за новију историју Србије,Географски институт "Јован Цвијић" САНУ. 2014. p. 351. ISBN 9788670051256.

[stat.gov.mk-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Popis Na Naselenieto, Domaḱinstvata i Stanovite vo Republika Makedonija, 2002 [Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Macedonia, 2002] (PDF). Државен завод за статистика. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

[2] Историја и географија. Институт за новију историју Србије,Географски институт "Јован Цвијић" САНУ. 2014. p. 351. ISBN 9788670051256.

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