Poroj (, ) is a village in the municipality of Tetovo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Džepčište.
History Poroj is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 110 Christian households, 5 bachelors and 7 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, Poroj exhibits a mixture of Orthodox Christian Slavic and Albanian onomastics. Cases of families themselves having a mixed Slavic-Albanian anthroponomy also appear.
Demographics According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 2.653 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 2.558 Macedonians 2 Bosniaks 1 Others 92 YearMacedonianAlbanianBosniaksOthersTotal200222.894...32.899202122.5581922.653
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Poroj was inhabited by 1022 Muslim Albanians.
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Poroj was inhabited by 440 Muslim Albanians.Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.
Sports Local football club KF Skënderbeu have played in the Macedonian Third League. Notable people Mujdin Aliu,(15 January 1974 – 14 April 1999) was an Albanian soldier who gained prominence in the Kosovo War. He served in the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), where he fought in the Battle of Koshare, and died in battle.
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