Lešnica (, ) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former Zajas Municipality.
Demographics The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 15 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Lešnica was inhabited by a 128 Muslim Albanians and 103 Serbian-speaking Orthodox Albanians.
As of the 2021 census, Lešnica had 95 residents with the following ethnic composition:Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021 Albanians 70 Macedonians 20 Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 5
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 219 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. 103. Albanians 182 Macedonians 37
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