Marena

Coordinates: 41°27′58″N 22°01′43″E / 41.466235°N 22.028610°E / 41.466235; 22.028610
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Marena
Марена
Village
Marena is located in North Macedonia
Marena
Marena
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°27′58″N 22°01′43″E / 41.466235°N 22.028610°E / 41.466235; 22.028610
Country North Macedonia
Region Vardar
Municipality Kavadarci
Population
 (2002)
 • Total997
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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Marena (Macedonian: Марена) is a village in the municipality of Kavadarci, North Macedonia.

Demographics[edit]

According to the statistics of Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900, 576 inhabitants lived in Marena, 300 Muslim Bulgarians, 270 Christian Bulgarians and 6 Romani.[1] On the 1927 ethnic map of Leonhard Schulze-Jena, the village is shown as having a mixed population of Bulgarians and Muslim Bulgarians.[2] According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 997 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

Sports[edit]

Local football club FK Marena play in the Macedonian Third League (Center Division).

References[edit]

  1. ^ Vasil Kanchov. "Macedonia. "Ethnography and statistics." Sofia, 1900, p. 153
  2. ^ Schultze Jena, Leonhard. Makedonien: Landschafts- und Kulturbilder. Jena, Verlag von Gustav Fischer, 1927
  3. ^ 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. 109.