Golema Rečica (, ) is a village in the municipality of Tetovo, North Macedonia.
Demographics Golema Rečica is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 100 Christian households, 5 bachelors and 23 widows.Турски документи за историјата на македонскиот народ кн.4, Методија Соколоски, д-р Александар Стојановски, Скопје 1971
According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 3.604 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Census (2021), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion , The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2021
Albanians 3.422 Macedonians 1 Others 181 YearMacedonianAlbanianTurksRomaniVlachsSerbsBosniaksOthersTotal200243.949...............243.977202113.422...............1813.604
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Golema Rečica was inhabited by 1303 Muslim Albanians.
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Golema Rečica was inhabited by 380 Muslim Albanians.Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.
Sports Local football club KF Reçica plays in the Macedonian Third League (West Division).
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