Albania The region of Gora within Albania contains 9 According to the 2011 Albanian census, just over two-thirds of the population in the then-existing
Shishtavec Municipality identified as Albanian, while 7.7% identified as Macedonian. In the then-existing
Zapod Municipality, 79% identified as Albanian and 11.7% identified as Macedonian. According to the 2023 Albanian census (no settlement-level data available yet), the first one where a
Bulgarian minority was officially recognised by the Albanian government, a total of 2,174 people self-identified as
Bulgarian in the
Kukës County. At the same time, the population of the two Gorani-inhabited administrative units of
Zapod and
Shishtavec stood at 3,671 in 9 Gorani and 5 Albanian villages. •
Gorani: 16,129 The Gora municipality and Opoja region remained separated during the Milošević period. Kosovo's Gorani people have stated that they want the former Gora municipality with a Gorani majority that was merged with the Albanian-majority Opolje to form the Dragash municipality which has an Albanian majority) to join the Community of Serb municipalities. On 3 November 2013, 70% voted in favour of establishing the Gora municipality as part of the Community of Serb municipalities, according to Gorani political leader
Safet Kuši.
North Macedonia In the Republic of North Macedonia, there are two Gorani inhabited villages within
Bogovinje Municipality:
Jelovjane and
Urvič located in the Polog region that neighbours the Gora region. During the Macedonian census of 2001, the population of Jelovjane self declared as Turks (90%) while Urvič self declared as Turks (85%) and Albanians (15%). == References ==