Mogila, North Macedonia

Mogila, North Macedonia
Могила
Village
Bell tower of the church "St. Michael the Archangel" in Mogila
Bell tower of the church "St. Michael the Archangel" in Mogila
Mogila is located in North Macedonia
Mogila
Mogila
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°6′29″N 21°22′42″E / 41.10806°N 21.37833°E / 41.10806; 21.37833
Country North Macedonia
Region Pelagonia
Municipality Mogila
Government
 • MayorDragančo Sabotkovski (VMRO-DPMNE)
Area
 • Total
22.2 km2 (8.6 sq mi)
Elevation
582 m (1,909 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
1,262
 • Density56.8/km2 (147/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationBT

Mogila (Macedonian: Могилаⓘ) is a village in Pelagonia, North Macedonia, serving as the seat of the Mogila Municipality. In 2021, the village had a population of 1,262.

History

Vasil Kanchov's 1900 survey recorded 850 Bulgarian Christians in the village.[1] Later in 1905, Secretary of the Bulgarian Exarchate Dimitar Mishev (writing as "Brancoff") documented 736 Exarchist Bulgarians in Moghila, with one primary school, one teacher, and 21 students.[2]

In the late 19th century and early 20th century the village became involved in the struggle of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization against Ottoman rule. On May 8, 1903, the home of local revolutionary Nikola Meshkov, a member of Parashkev Tsvetkov's band, was raided by Ottoman forces, and in the ensuing battle three men and two women were killed.[3]

Geography

The village is situated in the central part of the Bitola Field at an elevation of 582 meters above sea level. It has a relatively large land area of 22.2 square kilometers and is adjacent to the Bitola-Prilep road.[4]

Demographics

Ethnic groups

The historical ethnic makeup of this village is as follows:[5][6][7][note 1]

Ethnicity Year
1953 1961 1971 1981 1991 1994 2002 2021
Macedonians 1,695 2,033 2,263 2,495 2,280 1,576 1,525 1,228
Albanians 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1
Turks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aromanians 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0
Serbs 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0
Bosniaks 0 0 — — — 0 0 0
Others 1 0 18 13 5 0 1 0
Total 1,703 2,038 2,282 2,510 2,285 1,576 1,526 1,262[note 2]

Sex distribution

The historical population of both sexes in this village is as follows:[8]

Sex Year
1948 1953 1961 1971 1981 1991 1994 2002
Male 777 874 1,046 1,180 1,333 1,196 828 800
Female 703 829 992 1,102 1,177 1,089 748 726

Sports

Local football club FK Mogila last played in the Macedonian Third League.

Notable people

Born in Mogila

Died in Mogila

  • Parashkev Tsvetkov, IMRO revolutionary

Notes

  1. ↑ In 1948, the population was 1,480, with no recorded ethnic compositon.
  2. ↑ There are one "not mentioned" and 32 "persons for whom the data has been obtained from administrative sources".

References

  1. ↑ Кѫнчовъ, Василъ (1900). Македония. Етнография и Статистика [Macedonia. Ethnography and Statistics] (in Bulgarian). Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. p. 239.
  2. ↑ Мишев, Димитър. La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne [Macedonia and Its Christian Population] (in French). Paris: Plon, Nourrit & Cie. pp. 166–167.
  3. ↑ Liberation struggle of Bulgarians in Macedonia and Odrinsko 1902-1904. Дипломатически документи, София 1978, с. 184-185 Diplomatic documents, Sofia 1978, pp 184-185
  4. ↑ Панов, Митко (1998). Енциклопедија на селата во Република Македонија [Encyclopedia of the Villages in the Republic of Macedonia] (PDF) (in Macedonian). Skopje: Patrija. p. 198. ISBN 9789989862007.
  5. ↑ "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)" (in Macedonian). State Statistical Office of North Macedonia.
  6. ↑ Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 141.
  7. ↑ "Вкупно резидентно население на Република Северна Македонија според етничката припадност, по населени места, Попис, 2021" (in Macedonian). State Statistical Office of North Macedonia.
  8. ↑ "Население по возраст и по пол, по населени места, според пописите спроведени во Република Македонија по Втората светска војна". PxWeb (in Macedonian). State Statistical Office of North Macedonia. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
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