Boroec

Boroec (Macedonian: Бороец, Albanian: Borovec) is a village in the municipality of Struga, North Macedonia.

Boroec
Village
Бороец Borovec
Boroec Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°17′N 20°36′E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Southwestern
Municipality	Struga
Population  (2002)
• Total	629
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates	SU
Website	.

Demographics

Boroec has traditionally been inhabited by Orthodox Christian Macedonians and a Torbeš population.^[1]

According to the 1943 Albanian census, Boroec was inhabited by 400 Muslim Albanians and 340 Orthodox Macedonians.^[2]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 629 inhabitants.^[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:^[3]

• Macedonians 193
• Turks 175
• Albanians 74
• Others 187

As of the 2021 census, Boroec had 565 residents with the following ethnic composition:^[4]

• Macedonians 47
• Turks 153
• Albanians 103
• Others 143
• Persons for whom data was taken from administrative sources 119

References

1. Vidoeski, Božidar (1998). Dijalektite na makedonskiot jazik. Vol. 1. Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. ISBN 9789989649509. p. 333. "Исламизираните Македонци во струшките села Јабланица, Боро(в)ец, Октиси, Подгорци и Лабуништа живеат заедно со православното население".
2. "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
3. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 131.
4. Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021

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