Vrapčište (, , ) is a village and seat of the municipality of Vrapčište, North Macedonia.
History Vrapčište is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 240 Christian households, two widows and 17 bachelors.Турски документи за историјата на македонскиот народ кн.4, Методија Соколоски, д-р Александар Стојановски, Скопје 1971
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Vrapčište exhibits predominantly Orthodox Christian Slavic and minority Albanian anthroponyms.
According to the Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Vrapčište (Vrapchista) was inhabited by 1300 Turks, 325 Christian Bulgarians, 165 Muslim Albanians and 50 Romani.Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 213.
Demographics As of the 2021 census, Vrapčište had 4,003 residents with the following ethnic composition:Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021 Turks 2,765 Albanians 912 Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 203 Macedonians 118 Others 5
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 4,874 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. 84. Turks 2,899 Albanians 1,777 Macedonians 172 Others 26
Sports Local football club FK Vrapčište plays in the OFS Gostivar league. Besart Abdurahimi is originally from Vrapčište.
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