Ethnic Croats form a small minority North Macedonia. As of 2002, there were 2,686 declared Croats living in the country. They mostly live in the capital city Skopje, the second largest city Bitola and around Lake Ohrid.
Union of Croats of Macedonia
The Union of Croats in Macedonia (; ) is the name of an umbrella group which represents the ethnic Croats living in North Macedonia. The Union was founded in 1996. It is headquartered in Skopje, with branches in Bitola, Štip and Ohrid-Struga. In 2005, along with the Croatian Heritage Foundation, the union organised the Week of Croats in Macedonia in Zagreb as part of its annual minority week. == See also ==