Arangel (, ) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Oslomej.
History After the capture of the village by Partisan forces, 7 Albanian men were executed by the incoming communist forces.
Demographics The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village was divided in two timars, one having 8 and the other 38 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, Arangel was inhabited by a total of 339 Muslim Albanians.
As of the 2021 census, Arangel had 292 residents with the following ethnic composition:Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021 Albanians 278 Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 13 Others 1
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 709 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. 149. Albanians: 708 Others: 1
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