Dračevo, Skopje

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Dračevo Драчево
Suburb
Dračevo Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°56′N 21°31′E / 41.933°N 21.517°E / 41.933; 21.517Coordinates: 41°56′N 21°31′E / 41.933°N 21.517°E / 41.933; 21.517
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Skopje
Municipality	Kisela Voda
Population  (2002)
• Total	10,605
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates	SK
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Dračevo (Macedonian: Драчево) is a suburb in the municipality of Kisela Voda, North Macedonia. It is a suburb of Skopje and one of the first major settlements in that region and has a fully developed socio-economical life. It is located 10 km south-east from the center of the city of Skopje.

Demographics[]

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According to the statistics of the Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900, 1180 inhabitants lived in Dračevo, all Bulgarians.^[1]

According to the Secretary of the Bulgarian Exarchate ("La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne"), in 1905 there were 1080 Bulgarians in Dračevo, labelled by him as exarchists.^[2]

In his 1927 map of Macedonia, German explorer Leonhard Schultze-Jena shows Dračevo as Bulgarian.^[3]

National costume of Dracevo, Skopje, 1930's

Dračevo is populated with 99% ethnic Macedonians, Orthodox Christians,^{[dubious – discuss][citation needed]} and it is one of the first pillars of theological education in Macedonia. There is a theological school, 3 primary schools and 2 secondary schools.

According to the 2002 census, the suburb had a total of 10605 inhabitants.^[4] Ethnic groups in the suburb include:^[4]

• Macedonians 9269
• Romani 276
• Turks 270
• Serbs 225
• Albanians 179
• Bosniaks 140
• Vlachs 28
• Others 218

Nearby the suburb Dračevo is the village of Dračevo, a rural extension of the settlement. According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 8641 inhabitants.^[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:^[4]

• Macedonians 7741
• Romani 339
• Bosniaks 268
• Turks 106
• Serbs 64
• Albanians 22
• Vlachs 16
• Others 85

Economy[]

The economy life is mildly developed, with a great perspective on further development. This is mainly because of the closeness to the city of Skopje, railroad station, close to the highway and supply of water.

Sports[]

There are two football clubs "FK Dračevo" and "SSK" and the basketball clubs KK Angeli & KK Dracevo.

The team handball club RK Dračevo plays in the Macedonian Handball Super League for the 2011–12 season.

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