Osoj
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Osoj ({{langx|mk|Осој}}) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia.
Etymology
Toponym derives from Proto-Slavic *osojь, meaning a shady place.
Demographics
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Osoj was inhabited by a total of 229 Bulgarians and 53 Serbophone Orthodox Albanians.{{cite web | url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm | title=Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures }}
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 593 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Census (2002), [http://www.stat.gov.mk/publikacii/knigaX.pdf Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion], The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 113.
- Macedonians – 397
- Romani – 169
- Albanians – 67
- Serbs – 2
- Others – 28
As of the 2021 census, Osoj had 410 residents with the following ethnic composition:[https://makstat.stat.gov.mk/PXWeb/pxweb/en/MakStat/MakStat__Popisi__Popis2021__NaselenieVkupno__PodatociNaselenie/T1503P21.px/table/tableViewLayout2/?rxid=cc8e0490-07b6-4002-adf4-9b4891b66655 Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021]
- Macedonians 142
- Albanians 27
- Roma 199
- Others 1
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 41
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