Butel

Butel

Бутел
Butel Бутел
Neighbourhood
	Butel Location within Republic of North Macedonia
	Coordinates: 42°02′N 21°27′E / 42.033°N 21.450°ECoordinates: 42°02′N 21°27′E / 42.033°N 21.450°E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Skopje
Municipality	Butel
Population (2002)
• Total	14,005
Time zone	UTC+1:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2:00 (CEST)
Car plates	SK
Website	.

Butel (Macedonian: Бутел, Albanian: Butel) is a neighbourhood in the city of Skopje, North Macedonia, and the seat of Butel Municipality.

Demographics[]

According to the 2002 census, the town had a total of 14,005 inhabitants.^[1] Ethnic groups in the town include:^[1]

Ethnic groups
Group	Population
Macedonians	7,616
Albanians	4,846
Turks	450
Bosniaks	406
Serbs	377
Romani	104
Vlachs	27
Others	179

In the aftermath of the 2001 insurgency some Macedonians from Čair moved to other Skopje urban areas such as nearby Butel.^[2] The neighborhood has a mixed population that includes minorities of Romani and Turks, yet Butel is associated with Albanians in North Macedonia.^[2]

References[]

^ ^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. 64.
^ ^a ^b Ragaru, Nadege (2008). "The Political Uses and Social Lives of "National Heroes": Controversies over Skanderbeg's Statue in Skopje". Südosteuropa. 56 (4): 536. Archived from the original on 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2019-03-01. "Skopje is indeed spread over both sides of the Vardar river. Although the neighborhoods that lie northeast of the river (Butel, Čair/Çair, Gazi Baba, Suto Orizari) have mixed populations including representatives of the Turkish and Roma minorities, they tend to be associated with the Albanians.... Some people who used to live in the historically mixed area of Čair/Çair may have moved either to Butel (further North)"

External links[]

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[Statisticaloffice-1] Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 – Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 64.

[Ragaru536-2] Ragaru, Nadege (2008). "The Political Uses and Social Lives of "National Heroes": Controversies over Skanderbeg's Statue in Skopje". Südosteuropa. 56 (4): 536. Archived from the original on 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2019-03-01. "Skopje is indeed spread over both sides of the Vardar river. Although the neighborhoods that lie northeast of the river (Butel, Čair/Çair, Gazi Baba, Suto Orizari) have mixed populations including representatives of the Turkish and Roma minorities, they tend to be associated with the Albanians.... Some people who used to live in the historically mixed area of Čair/Çair may have moved either to Butel (further North)"

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v t Villages in Butel Municipality
Seat:	Butel
Village(s):	Ljubanci Ljuboten Radišani Vizbegovo

Butel Бутел
Neighbourhood
Butel Location within Republic of North Macedonia
Coordinates: 42°02′N 21°27′E / 42.033°N 21.450°E / 42.033; 21.450Coordinates: 42°02′N 21°27′E / 42.033°N 21.450°E / 42.033; 21.450
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Skopje
Municipality	Butel
Population (2002)
• Total	14,005
Time zone	UTC+1:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2:00 (CEST)
Car plates	SK
Website	.