Kosturino, North Macedonia
Kosturino
Костурино | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 St. Demetrious Church in the village Kosturino, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 1931 | |
  Kosturino Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°21′26″N 22°36′34″E / 41.35722°N 22.60944°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southeastern |
| Municipality |  Strumica |
| Elevation | 506 m (1,660 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 1,280 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.strumica.gov.mk |
Kosturino (in Macedonian Костурино) is a village in the municipality of Strumica, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Kukliš.
The village and the mountains around it were the scene of the Battle of Kosturino between Bulgarians and a combined force of British and French troops in December 1915.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1,280 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the village include:[1]
- Macedonians 1,276
- Turks 1
- Serbs 2
- Others 1
As of 2021, the village of Kosturino has 895 inhabitants and the ethnic composition was the following:[2]
- Macedonians – 803
- Albanians – 4
- Serbs – 2
- others – 3
- Person without Data - 83
References
[edit]- ^ a b Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 127.
- ^ "Archived". makstat.stat.gov.mk. Archived from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2023.[dead link]