| Brvenica | |
| Native Name: | Брвеница |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | North Macedonia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within North Macedonia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Polog |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Brvenica |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Coat of arms |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Coat of arms of Municipality of Brvenica.svg |
| Area Total Km2: | 164.30 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 3,102 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Area Code: | 044 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | car plates |
| Blank Info Sec1: | TE |
| Postal Code: | 1216 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
Brvenica (mk|{{Audio|Mk-Brvenica.ogg|Брвеница) is a village in the municipality of Brvenica, North Macedonia. It is the seat of the Brvenica Municipality.
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Brvenica appears as being inhabited by an Orthodox Christian population. Most families had a mixed Slav-Albanian anthroponomy - usually a Slavic first name and an Albanian last name or last names with Albanian patronyms and Slavic suffixes.
The names are: Dimitri Arbanas; Gjuri-ca, son of Dimitr; Gjuro, son of Gjin; Rajko, son of Marin; Gjuro, son of Simon; Dimitri his brother;Dod-ka, son of Pavli; Pavli, son of Stok-o; Boja, son of Dimitr.[1] [2]
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Brvenica was inhabited by 105 Orthodox Bulgarians.[3]
As of the 2021 census, Brvenica had 3,102 residents with the following ethnic composition:[4]
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 2,981 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups in the village include:[5]
Much of the population Brvenica is temporarily working in foreign countries: Germany, Italy, UK, USA, Canada, Australia.