Žabeni Explained

Žabeni (Macedonian Cyrillic: Жабени; sq|Zhabjan) is a village in the municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Bistrica. It is a village 9.71 kilometers away from Bitola, which is the second largest city in the country.

Demographics

Žabeni is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467/68 as a village in the vilayet of Manastir. The inhabitants attested primarily bore typical Albanian anthroponyms, such as Gjergj, Gjin and Gjon alongside a mix of Christian and Slavic ones.^[1]

As of the 2021 census, Žabeni had 144 residents with the following ethnic composition:^[2]

• Albanians 120
• Macedonians 14
• Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 10

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 178 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:^[3]

• Albanians 143
• Macedonians 3
• Others 5

Notes and References

1. Murati . Qemal. Studime Albanologjike. EMRA VETJAKË TË PROVENIENCËS SHQIPTARE NË VILAJETIN E MANASTIRIT NË DRITËN E DEFTERËVE OSMANË TË SHEK. XV . 2022 . ITSH. 22. ZHABJANI Gerg, i biri i Petre-s; Gerg, i biri i Mrçko-s; Gin, i biri i Dimo-s; Gin, i biri i Andreja-s; Gon, i biri i Dedie-s; Nikolla, i biri i Gon-it; Todor, i biri i Gon-it; Dimitri, i biri i Tode-s; Bojko, i biri i Dimitri-t; Pejo, i biri i Dimitri-t; Dabe, i biri i dimitri-t; Dimitri, i biri i Vllajko-s. .
2. https://makstat.stat.gov.mk/PXWeb/pxweb/en/MakStat/MakStat__Popisi__Popis2021__NaselenieVkupno__PodatociNaselenie/T1503P21.px/table/tableViewLayout2/?rxid=cc8e0490-07b6-4002-adf4-9b4891b66655 Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
3. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 69.