Velgošti () is a village in the municipality of Ohrid, North Macedonia. It has a primary school called Živko Čingo dedicated to the author born there.
Demographics According to the statistics of the Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900, 1,220 inhabitants lived in Velgošti, 1,190 Christian Bulgarians and 30 Muslim Bulgarians.Vasil Kanchov. "Macedonia. "Ethnography and statistics." Sofia, 1900, p. 252
As of the 2021 census, Velgošti had 3,141 residents with the following ethnic composition:Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021 Macedonians 2,673 Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 394 Others 66 Vlachs 8
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 3,060 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. 314.
Macedonians 3,002 Serbs 8 Aromanians 10 Others 40
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