Kamenjane (, ) is a village in the municipality of Bogovinje, North Macedonia. It is located about seven kilometres west of Tetovo. The name (Kamenyane - English spelling) means stoneville in English. Kamenjane used to be the seat of a separate municipality that bore its name before it was merged with that of Bogovinje in 2004.
History Kamenjane is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 55 Christian households, 3 bachelors and 5 widows.Турски документи за историјата на македонскиот народ кн.4, Методија Соколоски, д-р Александар Стојановски, Скопје 1971
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Kamenjane exhibits mixed predominantly Orthodox Christian Slavic and minority Albanian anthroponyms.
Demographics As of the 2021 census, Kamenjane had 3,654 residents with the following ethnic composition:Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021 Albanians 3,385 Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 265 Bosniaks 3 Macedonians 2 Others 1
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 4,834 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 110.
Albanians 4,825 Bosniaks 1 Others 8
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Kamenjane was inhabited by 1670 Muslim Albanians.
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Kamenjane was inhabited by 630 Muslim Albanians.Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.
Sports The local football club, KF Kamjani, plays in the Macedonian Second League.
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