Čepigovo

Čepigovo / Chepigovo Чепигово
Village
Čepigovo / Chepigovo Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°14′52″N 21°23′44″E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Pelagonia
Municipality	Prilep
Elevation	750 m (2,460 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	149[1]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Area code	+389484XXXXX

Čepigovo is a village in Municipality of Prilep, North Macedonia.

Geography and location

The village is located in Prilep valley, of the broader Pelagonia valley, located 22.5 km southwest of Prilep.

History

Close to the village are the remains of the ancient city of Stibera, which existed from the 3rd century BC, until the 3rd century AD.

The village is mentioned in the Turkish census books from 1467/68, as part of the Vilayet-I Prilepe, under the name Čapugo, where 50 families and 2 unmarried men lived, all Christians.

It used to be part of the former municipality of Topolčani.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 162 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups in the village include:^[2]

• Macedonians 160
• Others 2

The following table is a summary of the demographics 1900-2002:^[3]

Year	1900	1905	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	1994	2002
Population	73[4]	80[5]	146	188	216	197	218	186	167	162

Families

All of the families have settled from elsewhere:^[6]

Debresliovci, settled from Debrešte in the 19th century; Bilevci, and Rtovci, formerly a single family, settled in the 19th century from the village of Poeševo, near Bitola; Marijovci, settled from a village in Mariovo; Belocrkvanci, settled after 1912 from the village of Bela Crkva, there they were named Prčkovci; Ilinci, settled from Ilino (Golemo or Malo); and Smilevci, settled from Babino, near Demir Hisar.

References

1. "Државен завод за статистика 2021 MK".
2. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 187.
3. "Население на Република Македонија според изјаснувањето за етничката припадност, по населени места, според пописите на население 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 1994 и 2002 година (согласно територијалната организација од 1996 година)". PX-Web. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
4. Кънчов, Васил. „Македония. Етнография и статистика“. София, 1900, стр. 245.
5. Brancoff, D.M.. "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne". Paris, 1905, pp. 150-151.
6. Trifunoski, Jovan, F. (1998). Bitoljsko-Prilepska Kotlina. Belgrade. p. 245.

External links

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